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January 6 Special Committee of the Whole Meeting Canceled

The Special Assembly Committee of the Whole Joint Meeting with Planning Commission meeting scheduled for January 6, at 5:00 p.m. at Assembly Chambers has been canceled due the closure of CBJ facilities and the ongoing winter storm. This in person “Juneau Futures” worksession will be rescheduled to a future date.

For the complete CBJ public meetings calendar, visit juneau.org/calendar.

January 6th, 2026|

Assembly Makes Appointments to Planning Commission and Bartlett Regional Hospital Board

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Assembly made the following appointments to the Bartlett Regional Hospital (BRH) Board and the Planning Commission during a Special Assembly Meeting held Wednesday, December 17, 2025 via Zoom Webinar.

Bartlett Regional Hospital Board

The Assembly reappointed Max Mertz, Chris Letterman, and John Raster MD to full terms on the BRH Board beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2028. The Assembly also appointed Jeannie Monk and Dorothy Hernandez MD to unexpired term seats on the Board beginning January 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026.

Planning Commission

The Assembly appointed Carlee Simon, Keith Koruna and Karinne Wiebold to full terms on the Planning Commission beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2028.

The Assembly would like to thank outgoing BRH Boardmembers Kenny Solomon-Gross and Richelle (Shelly) Deering, as well as outgoing Planning Commissioners Adam Brown, Nina Keller and David Epstein for their service.

CBJ thanks all individuals that submitted applications for consideration, and their willingness to serve. CBJ has a number of boards, commissions, and committees with vacant seats on a rotational basis. A current list of CBJ board vacancies along with application forms are available at juneau.org/clerk/boards-committees.

Meeting materials from the December 17 Special Assembly meeting are available at juneauak.portal.civicclerk.com. For additional information, please contact the Municipal Clerk’s Office at 586-5278 or [email protected].

December 18th, 2025|

Join CBJ Assembly Meetings in Person or From the Comfort of Home

The City & Borough of Juneau (CBJ) invites you to participate in upcoming meetings that include public testimony either in person or remotely via Zoom. You can stay safe, stay warm, and still have your voice heard even if you are unable to visit City Hall.

Follow the directions below to participate in regular CBJ Assembly meetings with public testimony:

Testimony time may be limited by the Mayor, so plan accordingly.

To speak remotely, call the Municipal Clerk at (907) 586-5278 (option 1) by 4 p.m. the day of the meeting and tell us the topics you’d like to address.

For in-person participation, sign in at the back of the room—no advance sign-up is needed.

Please check juneauak.portal.civicclerk.com for the most up to date agenda packet and the CBJ Calendar at juneau.org/calendar for times, locations, and Zoom links.

Procedures may vary for other types of meetings, so please check the agenda in advance at juneauak.portal.civicclerk.com. Pick the option that works best for you and make your voice count.

For more information about upcoming CBJ Assembly meetings, juneau.org/calendar. The Assembly Chambers is located at City Hall at 155 Heritage Way, Juneau.

December 15th, 2025|

Understanding Ranked Choice Voting in Juneau

The City & Borough of Juneau Assembly is considering Ordinance 2025-13(c), which would implement Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for single-member races in municipal elections.

What is Ranked Choice Voting?

Ranked Choice Voting is an election method that allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference: first choice, second choice, third choice, and so on. Instead of voting for a single candidate, voters may express multiple preferences.

How does it work?

If a candidate receives more than 50% of the first-choice votes, that candidate wins.
If no candidate has a majority, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. Votes for that candidate are redistributed to the next-choice candidates indicated on those ballots.
This process continues until one candidate receives a majority.

What races would it apply to?

RCV would be used in races where there is only one open seat on the ballot, such as for Mayor or standard Assemblymember races.
RCV would NOT be used in races with multiple seats on the ballot (called multimember races), such as the Board of Education.

Potential benefits:

Single-member races would look like State elections, providing more consistency for voters.
May increase the number of people willing to run for office.
Winning candidates must have support from the majority of voters.
Can reduce the impact of vote-splitting among similar candidates.
Allows voters to express preferences more fully.

Considerations:

Transitioning to a new election process can be difficult on voters and election staff, requiring voter education for the public and increased training for staff.
Counting is more complex than our current voting system. Election staff would be able to release first round results on the same schedule as the current system, but would not be able to rank until after all ballots were counted—generally two weeks after election day.
RCV software would increase the cost of elections by approximately $10,000 per year.

What about the multimember races?

Multimember races, where there are multiple open seats like the Board of Education, would remain the same as the current system (block voting).
Block voting is where all candidates appear in the same race and people can choose the number of candidates equal to the number of open seats.

Next steps

The Assembly will take public testimony on Ordinance 2025-13(c) An Ordinance Amending the Election Procedures: Ranked Choice Voting at the August 18 Regular Assembly Meeting. The Assembly will next take this up at the November 17 Regular Assembly meeting.

Agenda & packet materials: https://juneauak.portal.civicclerk.com/event/1195/files/agenda/11053

Zoom link: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/91515424903

Dial-in: 1-253-215-8782

Meeting ID: 915 1542 4903

August 18th, 2025|

Special Assembly Meeting scheduled for June 11

The CBJ Assembly will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, June 11 at 1:15 p.m. for the purposes of completing time-critical agenda items remaining from the June 9 Regular Assembly Meeting. The meeting will be held via Zoom only.

The Assembly is anticipated to take action on the following items:

Resolution 4012 A Resolution Reserving up to $3,045,800 of the Restricted Budget Reserve for the Eaglecrest FY26 Budget Deficit.
Resolution 4015 A Resolution Ratifying the Labor Agreement between the City and Borough and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association for Fiscal Years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
Resolution 4018 A Resolution Amending the Personnel Rules and Approving Economic Terms between the City and Borough of Juneau and Non-represented Employees for Fiscal Years 2026, 2027, and 2028.

Bid Award – DH25-049 Statter Harbor Office Re-roof

The meeting agenda/packet is available online at juneauak.portal.civicclerk.com.

As the meeting will be held via Zoom, all those who wish to testify must contact the Municipal Clerk’s Office by 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 10. Please contact 907-586-5278 and indicate the topic(s) upon which you wish to testify. Testimony time will be limited by the Mayor based on the number of participants.

Members of the public are encouraged to send their comments in advance of the meeting to [email protected].

Zoom link: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/91515424903

Dial-in: 1-253-215-8782

Meeting ID: 915 1542 4903

For the complete CBJ public meetings calendar, visit juneau.org/calendar.

June 10th, 2025|