
Anna Brawley
4:59 - 5:32
"I know obviously you've been in a different role, the Chief Administrative Officer. There was a reorganization to create or recreate that position. And so maybe speaking a little bit to the distinction between those two roles, if at all, and more generally, you know, how you— if that position position is not going to be filled, then kind of what— how is that workload going to be absorbed?"
“I know obviously you've been in a different role, the Chief Administrative Officer. There was a reorganization to create or recreate that position. And so maybe speaking a little bit to the distinction between those two roles, if at all, and more generally, you know, how you— if that position position is not going to be filled, then kind of what— how is that workload going to be absorbed?”
Before we turn to member questions, I think what may be helpful just briefly, because I imagine there's some questions, is describing— I know obviously you've been in a different role, the Chief Administrative Officer. There was a reorganization to create or recreate that position. And so maybe speaking a little bit to the distinction between those two roles, if at all, and more generally, you know, how you— if that position position is not going to be filled, then kind of what— how is that workload going to be absorbed? I think that's something to speak to a little bit more. Yes, thank you for the question.
William Falsey told the Anchorage Assembly on Wednesday that the administration plans to eliminate the chief administrative officer position, absorb HR, IT, and purchasing into the municipal manager role, and have finance report directly to Mayor Suzanne LaFrance, with formal changes deferred to the 2027 budget cycle.
