0:30
Jared Goecker
14:55 - 15:25
“does that signal a shift? I mean, obviously with departments reporting directly to the mayor, you know, you like to have— and maybe you don't matter, Mayor, I don't know— but in administrations I've seen and worked in and been a part of, there's usually a buffer between departments and the mayor. So does this indicate a shift in priorities in what you're doing internally within the administration, or is this just a workflow thing that works a little bit better?”
- Speaker
- Jared Goecker
- Timestamp
- 14:55 – 15:25
- Transcript
- Anchorage Assembly: Worksession re Confirmation Hearing of William Falsey, Municipal Manager
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 1, 2026
From the transcript
And, oh, yeah. Is that— does that signal a shift? I mean, obviously with departments reporting directly to the mayor, you know, you like to have— and maybe you don't matter, Mayor, I don't know— but in administrations I've seen and worked in and been a part of, there's usually a buffer between departments and the mayor. So does this indicate a shift in priorities in what you're doing internally within the administration, or is this just a workflow thing that works a little bit better? Help me understand that just a little bit more, please.
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