The Anchorage Assembly late Wednesday took two steps to block any potential settlement payments from the Bronson administration to a contractor over work done on a contentious homelessness project without formal approval.
Hickel Contracting, the firm that did the work, $2.5 million to settle the outstanding bill.
Bronson has been opaque when questioned about his plans to follow through on the settlement payment by the Friday deadline. Assembly Vice Chair Christopher Constant said he has major concerns about separation of powers if work can be green-lit by the executive branch and public money dispersed without the legislative branch ever weighing in.
“We’ve given notice that we’d like to pay the bill, and we don’t want to turn this into a political event, if at all possible,” Helzer said. “I wouldn’t want to see the city incur unnecessary legal fees.”
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