Two members of Mayor Dave Bronson’s senior team tested positive for Covid, and all who were present on the dais at Thursday night meetings have a possible exposure to the virus as a consequence.
Must Read Alaska has learned that Assembly Chair Suzanne LaFrance has not made a decision about whether there can be a meeting. cancelled the meeting that had been scheduled for tonight.
“Assembly leadership is also investigating postponing the regularly scheduled Tuesday, October 12 meeting to allow for adequate time for Assembly members and members of the administration to follow appropriate CDC guidelines and the Municipality’s protocols for testing and quarantine, established August 30, 2021. An update on the October 12 Regular Meeting will be announced shortly,” according to a statement from LaFrance.
Mayor Dave Bronson issued the following statement earlier:
“A senior member of the administration has tested positive for COVID-19. This individual was also in close contact with some members of the Anchorage Assembly at last night’s meeting. The senior administration is following Municipality of Anchorage COVID-19 protocols and will not be attending tonight’s scheduled Assembly meeting in person.”
Must Read Alaska sources said the person one has tested positive has been fully vaccinated and has had a booster shot, and the other was also vaccinated.
The meeting was to be the seventh night of public testimony on the ordinance pushed by Assemblywoman Meg Zaletel, who has not attended meetings in person for weeks due to her fear of Covid-19.
