Mayor Dave Bronson said the city is struggling to hire attorneys because of competition from the state and private sector.
, a former Anchorage fire department employee. She noted that, at the time, the department only had six attorneys and they all had full case loads.
Assembly Vice Chair Meg Zaletel, an attorney, said if the city doesn’t fill vacancies in its Department of Law, it may need to rely on outside counsel more in the future. That could cost the city more money and it also wouldn’t build up expertise on the city’s legal team, she said. Bronson said he’s working to fill the attorney vacancies. But Zaletel said she’s also concerned about how long it’ll take to get new hires trained on city legal affairs.
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