Tim Altman
31:21 - 32:11
"it became evident that there was differences in the data that was being used because the vessel agreements were being updated at various different times. But for example, there would be differences, say, in the length of the boat."
“it became evident that there was differences in the data that was being used because the vessel agreements were being updated at various different times. But for example, there would be differences, say, in the length of the boat.”
- Speaker
- Tim Altman
- Timestamp
- 31:21 – 32:11
- Transcript
- Kodiak: October 20, 2026, Work Session
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- Alaska News
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- October 20, 2026
From the transcript
So in doing that, we ran a bunch of different evaluations off of the data that was available, data being information that's provided by the boat owners, information that's in the ordinances, and trying to evaluate how the auditors have come across these findings and these billing errors. Well, as this process continued, part of our evaluation, it became evident that there was differences in the data that was being used because the vessel agreements were being updated at various different times. But for example, there would be differences, say, in the length of the boat. Um, and so this would appear then to be part of the problem that was causing some of these billing errors. So We went ahead and we have now completed an analysis of all the billings for FY26 and have actually completed the last bill that went out, I think was in mid-October, and that was for September, and we've evaluated that one also.
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