Karen Norsworthy
21:24 - 21:54
"I would suggest somewhere around 5%— 5 to 8% would be my suggestion on making adjustment on the salary. When I look at some of the— and granted, they're union employees— some of their contracts have given as much as 8% on increases. So you have a fair amount of employees that are making more than the mayor now."
“I would suggest somewhere around 5%— 5 to 8% would be my suggestion on making adjustment on the salary. When I look at some of the— and granted, they're union employees— some of their contracts have given as much as 8% on increases. So you have a fair amount of employees that are making more than the mayor now.”
- Speaker
- Karen Norsworthy
- Timestamp
- 21:24 – 21:54
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 16, 2026
From the transcript
Okay. Do you have any suggestions as to what range we might want to look at? I would suggest somewhere around 5%— 5 to 8% would be my suggestion on making adjustment on the salary. When I look at some of the— and granted, they're union employees— some of their contracts have given as much as 8% on increases. So you have a fair amount of employees that are making more than the mayor now.
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