Larry Terch
37:58 - 38:16
"The director of city services— that position wasn't, um, introduced or created until I think we got into Mayor Welch's time, where the intent for that director of city services position was to eventually become a city manager."
“The director of city services— that position wasn't, um, introduced or created until I think we got into Mayor Welch's time, where the intent for that director of city services position was to eventually become a city manager.”
- Speaker
- Larry Terch
- Timestamp
- 37:58 – 38:16
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- North Pole
- Captured at
- October 27, 2026
From the transcript
And I will tell you that I agree with you, um, that Bill Butler was great in the engineering department, but his position at that time was city engineer. The director of city services— that position wasn't, um, introduced or created until I think we got into Mayor Welch's time, where the intent for that director of city services position was to eventually become a city manager.
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