Aimee Williams
76:09 - 76:30
“Last night I sent the assembly an email just to go over some of the budget assumptions that were made when we were developing the original Level 1 budget. We had the assumption that the school district would ask for the maximum amount of local contribution, and they did. The budget was built around that.”
- Speaker
- Aimee Williams
- Timestamp
- 76:09 – 76:30
- Transcript
- Assembly Work Session of May 14, 2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Captured at
From the transcript
So, Amy, would you like to start us off? Sure thing. Last night I sent the assembly an email just to go over some of the budget assumptions that were made when we were developing the original Level 1 budget. We had the assumption that the school district would ask for the maximum amount of local contribution, and they did. The budget was built around that.
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