The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly released a statement that said Mayor Charlie Pierce was asked to consider submitting a voluntary resignation as part of a potential resolution, to help the borough avoid a lawsuit.
But now, for the first time, the borough has confirmed the existence of allegations against Pierce. During an emergency meeting Sunday, the borough assembly released a statement that said Pierce was asked to consider submitting a voluntary resignation as part of a potential resolution, to help the borough avoid a lawsuit. The assembly also agreed in a Aug. 23 executive session to pay mediation costs “up to $10,000,” according to the statement.
The borough already confirmed last month it had hired Anchorage law firm Ashburn & Mason to conduct a confidential and internal human resources investigation in July. The fee contract was dated July 14 and specified a billing rate of $350 per hour. That prevention policy outlines the borough’s process for investigating claims. It says borough employees making complaints should bring those matters to the attention of their supervisor, the head of their department or the human resources director. That matter then should get referred to the human resources director — or, if the complaint is against that director, to the borough attorney.
On Sunday, the assembly considered releasing that report to the public. Borough Attorney Sean Kelley cautioned the decision was not one to take lightly. An appropriations request for a third payout wouldn’t necessarily come before the borough assembly, Johnson said, since the borough already has a claims reserve built into its FY2023 budget.Pierce is not stepping down as mayor until the end of the month. He was not at the meeting Sunday and has been a no-show at recent gubernatorial debates, too.He has also been vocal on Facebook about his qualms withas interim borough mayor.
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