A lawsuit was filed Friday by Amy Demboski against Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson alleging violation of the Anchorage Whistleblower Act as well as unlawful gender discrimination and wrongful termination, amid other claims.
was filed Friday by Amy Demboski against Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson alleging violation of the Anchorage Whistleblower Act as well as unlawful gender discrimination and wrongful termination, amid other claims.The new lawsuit against the municipality and Bronson seeks “compensatory damages, to be demonstrated at trial, in an amount exceeding $100,000.”
Demobsoki also claims she “became frustrated about Mayor Bronson’s comments about the project which seemed to be made absent any understanding of permitting, Anchorage Municipal Code, and proper process.” The letter also alleged that Demboski was fired after informing the mayor just days prior to the dismissal of her concerns regarding alleged improper city contracting practices, unlawfully directing work on a proposed navigation center, human resource issues, unethical attempts to influence the municipal attorney as well as other claims.
Demboski’s letter also alleges Bronson deliberately directed the signing of several sole-source contracts without the use of a competitive bidding process open to the public. “One possible motivation for Mr. Baker to be a contractor rather than simply be hired by the MOA is that he could be collecting retirement payments through the Public Employee Retirement System system while ‘double dipping’ and receiving payments from the MOA as a private contractor.”agreement with Demboski for $550,000, but the Anchorage Assembly voted down the settlement on May 23.
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