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The council appointed Decker to the role earlier this week.
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38 members of the Alaska Legislature voted to overturn Governor Dunleavy’s executive order to eliminate the council. Legislators cited the council’s long and significant history in shaping the park and providing space for local input on how to use the land.
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The City Council voted to accept a $2.5 million donation from the Curyung Tribe, but the Tribe says that decision is premature.
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The city council failed to override a 1-year prohibition period that prevents Acting City Manager Kimberly Johnson from taking the role officially. But, the council has voted to cease its contract with the firm hired to source and screen other manager candidates.
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Lawmakers and locals alike were shocked when Governor Mike Dunleavy released an executive order eliminating the park’s management council. Some residents share concerns about development in the park.
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After five hours of meeting, the Dillingham City Council voted to postpone a resolution that would have appointed Acting City Manager Kimberly Johnson as city manager officially.
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Dillingham residents urge City Council to increase transparency in city manager duties and decisionsThe public spoke about creating checks and balances for city termination decisions. They also spoke on the decision to combine the animal control officer position with a police office role.
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The Alaskan Republican says he thinks the block on more than 450 military promotions in the U.S. Senate needs to end.
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The change to the city code would allow a three-fourths council majority to elect a former elected official into the city manager role before the required waiting period.
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Johnson has spent the last three months as Dillingham's acting city manager. Last week the council voted to put her in the role permanently.
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Independent House District 37 Rep. Bryce Edgmon came into the KDLG studio on Friday discuss education funding and other budget items, including state primacy of Section 404-c of the Clean Water Act. This week the Alaska legislature’s House Finance Committee will hear public testimony on the budget.
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Tilton said the majority coalition includes the Bush caucus, made up of Dillingham Independent Rep. Bryce Edgmon, Bethel Democrat Rep. C.J. McCormick, Nome Democrat Rep. Neal Foster and Utqiagvik Independent Rep. Josiah Patkotak.