Alaska Board of Fisheries members are nominated by the governor and confirmed by the Legislature. There’s still a vacancy on the board 40 days after the governor was supposed to appoint a successor.
The Alaska Board of Fisheries meeting on Southeast regulatory changes is in full swing in Anchorage, but there’s still a vacancy on the board 40 days after the governor was supposed to appoint a successor.
That may pose issues at the two-week meeting, were the only coastal member of the board, Petersburg’s John Jensen, says he will likely have to recuse himself from more than a third of the 150-odd proposals due to conflicts of interest., if Jensen or another member has to sit out, or a board member is sick, the board will be down to five voting members. Proponents of a change would have to convince four of the five remaining, or 80%, to pass a proposal.
Indy Walton resigned from the Alaska Board of Fisheries in early 2022. His former seat remains unfilled more than 70 days after it was vacated. resigned early this year , citing personal commitments and a spate of bad health. He sat on the board for four months and was never formally confirmed to the position by the state Legislature.
With Walton’s seat still unfilled more than 70 days after it was vacated, it’s the second time in a row the seat has gone unfilled past the
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