Aimee Williams
81:27 - 81:56
“right now, as the budget stands, um, I would have us at around a 9.4 mil rate to fund everything that's in there currently. So, and we're currently at 8.91, just as a reference point.”
- Speaker
- Aimee Williams
- Timestamp
- 81:27 – 81:56
- Transcript
- Assembly Work Session of May 14, 2026
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Captured at
From the transcript
I've ruined her formulas several times and had to go back. I've learned to copy and make a new sheet now, but still, if we're going to actually have a mill rate discussion later, I'd like the chance to talk to her so that she can weigh in on that. Um, right now, as the budget stands, um, I would have us at around a 9.4 mil rate to fund everything that's in there currently. So, and we're currently at 8.91, just as a reference point. So that's what I know to get started with.
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