Through a demand letter sent from her lawyer to Mayor Dave Bronson and Acting Municipal Attorney Blair Christiansen, former Anchorage Municipal Manager Amy Demboski states that her firing by Bronson was “retaliatory and unlawful.”
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The use of foul language, the letter purports, was not an issue that garnered disciplinary actions prior to Demboski’s termination. “While the code does say the mayor can delegate certain authorities, it has always been the practice and interpretation that contract authority is inherent in the administration of government and under the direct authority of the Municipal Manager,” the letter said.
“We do not understand why you did not simply hire Mr. Baker as a Municipal employee. One possible motivation for this scheme could be to defraud the PERS system — that is, Mr. Baker could act essentially as a Municipal employee, while pretending to be a private contractor, allowing him to “double dip” — collecting retirement payments and contract payments simultaneously,” the letter said.
Additional problems with the proposed Tudor Road navigation center, including clandestine meetings with the Maintenance and Operations Director, are outlined as well. “These communications circumvented Ms. Demboski, now-Chief of Staff Adam Trombley and Public Works Director Lance Wilber.” “Staff has often reported to Ms. Demboski and others that you treat women in the office differently than men. Despite her very senior position, Ms. Demboski acutely experienced such gender discrimination from you herself,” the letter said. “For example, on one occasion Ms. Demboski sent an email in which she referred to a male subordinate’s email to multiple directors as “suboptimal” in tone and encouraged better communication with a clearer definition of what this subordinate needs.
It was also reported in the letter that Bronson told Demboski that he went to Baker’s house armed with a firearm when the Anchorage Police Department was called to the home for a domestic violence incident in November of 2022. Bronson also stands to pay a civil fine of $10,000 if Demboski’s whistleblower claims are found to be valid in civil court.
“The Municipal Attorney’s Office has advised us not to discuss these issues as they relate to potential litigation matters,” Rodvik wrote.
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