The Palmer City Council has hired former Anchorage deputy municipal manager Kolby Hickel Zerkel as the next city manager. Zerkel had applied for the job last year, but was passed over for Stephen Jellie, whose tenure in Palmer lasted less than two months before he and the City Council parted ways.
Zerkel will step into the role in April for a salary of $170,000.
She worked for the Municipality of Anchorage for former Mayor Dave Bronson and then for Mayor Suzanne LaFrance, leaving in January. She lists her current job as state operations director for US Sen. Dan Sullivan. Her past jobs include director of sales for Hotel Captain Cook, founded by her late grandfather, Gov. Walter J. Hickel.
I want to know why she was passed over for Jellie?
Jellie had a line of BS they fell for
Yeah! Congratulations Kolby! Fabulous and smart choice for a woman truly of excellence. Thank you for your time of ethical and common-sense service to Anchorage.
Good luck to her! Governor Hickel and Mrs. Hickel were good people; she is lucky that she can call them grand parents!
Very lucky, wink wink
Unnerving stare.
Kolby is a class act, a true professional and a great person. She will do good work.
Excellent news.
Nice lady, I’m sure, but why again does the megopolis of Palmer need a “city manager”? They just want to be as “Califonia” as possible?
$170,000 annual salary is a bargain to land Kolby. Sounds like a lot of money. But now days, not so much! Accepting this job will probably require her and her kids and husband to move to the Valley. He will have a daily commute to and from Anchorage of about 2 hours. Palmer will be run very well under her leadership.
Congratulastions Kolby!!!
A true loss for Anchorage but, a worthy gain for Palmer.
Watch for this trend to continue as Anchorage continues its spiral downward.
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