MATANUSKA-SUSITNA BOROUGH  
350 East Dahlia Avenue, Palmer, Alaska 99645 - 907-861-8683  
BOROUGH MAYOR  
Edna DeVries  
Michael Bowles, District 1  
Stephanie Nowers, District 2  
Dee McKee, District 3  
BOROUGH CLERK  
Lonnie R. McKechnie, CMC  
Maxwell Sumner, District 4  
Bill Gamble, District 5  
Dmitri Fonov, District 6  
Ron Bernier, District 7  
BOROUGH MANAGER  
Michael Brown  
BOROUGH ATTORNEY  
Nicholas Spiropoulos  
ASSEMBLY AGENDA  
ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS  
350 EAST DAHLIA AVENUE, PALMER  
ASSEMBLY SPECIAL MEETING  
10:00 AM  
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2026  
Departmental Budget Presentations  
Ways you can submit comment, participate telephonically, or observe  
the Assembly meeting:  
IN WRITING: You can submit written comments to  
TELEPHONIC TESTIMONY:  
· Dial 1-855-225-2326; You will hear “Joining conference” when you  
are admitted to the meeting.  
· You will be automatically muted and able to listen to the meeting.  
· When the Mayor announces audience participation, press *3; you will  
hear “Your hand has been raised.”  
· When it is your turn to testify you will hear “Your line has been  
unmuted.”  
· State your name for the record, spell your last name, and provide your  
testimony.  
OBSERVE: observe the meeting via the live stream video at:  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
II. ROLL CALL  
III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
V. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (Three Minutes Per Person.)  
VI. ITEMS OF BUSINESS  
Order of Presentations:  
1. Administration Budget Overview  
Manager Mike Brown  
2. Emergency Services  
Director Ken Barkley  
3. Community Development  
Director Jillian Morrissey  
4. Public Works  
Director Tom Adams  
5. Planning  
Director Alex Strawn  
6. Animal Care and Regulation  
Director Vanessa Forbes  
7. Port  
Director David Griffin  
8. Finance  
Director Cheyenne Heindel  
VII. MAYOR, ASSEMBLY, AND STAFF COMMENT  
VIII. ADJOURNMENT  
Disabled Persons Needing Reasonable Accommodation In Order To Participate At An Assembly Meeting Should Contact The  
Borough ADA Coordinator At 861-8432 At Least One Week In Advance Of The Meeting.