Ona Brause
59:27 - 60:21
“one of the things that happened this last legislative cycle was, I think it's HB 28, that controls the amount of room that is allowed to accrue year over year between how much state funding we get and how much city funding is required. And that number has never been constrained. It's never been an issue before. But because we're seeing these wild swings in assessments, which changes the BSA— or not the BSA formula, it changes the contribution formula for the municipality.”
- Speaker
- Ona Brause
- Timestamp
- 59:27 – 60:21
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 16, 2026
From the transcript
We have grants through the Health Department and a handful of other departments, but for the most part, the only money we really get from the state on a rollover basis is the Community Assistance Program, and that's a million or $2 depending on the year, and so our budget the state budget doesn't swing as heavily, but the school districts does. And one of the things that happened this last legislative cycle was, I think it's HB 28, that controls the amount of room that is allowed to accrue year over year between how much state funding we get and how much city funding is required. And that number has never been constrained. It's never been an issue before. But because we're seeing these wild swings in assessments, which changes the BSA— or not the BSA formula, it changes the contribution formula for the municipality.
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