0:30
William Falsey
11:26 - 11:56
"in order to literally change the way the budget works in the system, we'd have to adopt a whole new budget. And OMB has sort of thrown itself in front of the train and said, please don't make us do an extra budget in 2026, which is entirely reasonable."
“in order to literally change the way the budget works in the system, we'd have to adopt a whole new budget. And OMB has sort of thrown itself in front of the train and said, please don't make us do an extra budget in 2026, which is entirely reasonable.”
- Speaker
- William Falsey
- Timestamp
- 11:26 – 11:56
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 1, 2026
From the transcript
But in order to literally change the way the budget works in the system, we'd have to adopt a whole new budget. And OMB has sort of thrown itself in front of the train and said, please don't make us do an extra budget in 2026, which is entirely reasonable. So then my— I think my, my, my last question would be, you know, with respect to a deputy municipal manager, Is that person already in place, or would that be a new individual? And how— when could we expect a little more? Oh, that person's already placed.
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