28:52 - 29:27
“unlike most other boards, this does limit the kind of— well, it limits and doesn't allow current public or municipal employees. And that is unusual on these boards, but the idea being that we truly want community members who are not within the municipality”
- Speaker
- Unidentified speaker
- Timestamp
- 28:52 – 29:27
- Transcript
- Worksession re AO 2026-62, amending Anchorage Municipal Code Chapter to enact a new section 4.50.120
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
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From the transcript
So this is designed like most boards. Appointed by the mayor. But two other pieces I'll briefly mention is, unlike most other boards, this does limit the kind of— well, it limits and doesn't allow current public or municipal employees. And that is unusual on these boards, but the idea being that we truly want community members who are not within the municipality, even if they work in a different department, because we know these are sensitive topics, right? You know, and we've been talking a lot about police, but there's also wildfire issues that could be a topic that this committee covers.
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