The Anchorage Assembly has approved three temporary emergency ordinances in response to allegations against Mayor Dave Bronson; two of the ordinances were opposed by members Kevin Cross and Randy Sulte.
Anchorage Assembly chair Suzanne LaFrance and vice-chair Chris Constant at an Assembly meeting on June 7, 2022.
Demboski was fired last month by Bronson. In a letter from her attorney, she alleges that she was fired in retaliation for her expressing. Among the concerns brought up in the letter were issuing contracts and approving work on expensive projects without Assembly approval, as well allegations of sexism and a hostile work environment.
“While we take the time to look into the allegations much more fully, there are some things we need to do to ensure proper and orderly government and protect the municipality, both as to its workforce and to its finances,” Zaletel said.As emergency ordinances, all three required nine Assembly members to vote in favor to be enacted.
“If you’ve been following along with the Assembly for the past six months, you’ll have seen a number of corrections to contractual items,” Zaletel said. “A lot of confusion as to whether contracts are being done correctly. And then that coupled with the allegations in Ms. Demboski’s letter, it’s really just to create more oversight in the meantime.”
The amended ordinance was approved by a 10-2 vote. Members Kevin Cross and Randy Sulte were opposed. The emergency ordinance will last 60 days. Hess has been investigating numerous complaints made against the Bronson administration in recent months. Hess sent a memo Thursday to the mayor and Assembly chair that highlighted concerns made by city employees alleging that administrationZaletel says the emergency ordinance clarifies what access the ombudsman has to conduct investigations.
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