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Page 30 Community Directory - January 2008
Sitka, City and Borough of
(SIT-kuh)
100 Lincoln Street, Sitka, AK 99835
Phone: 907-747-3294 | Fax: 907-747-7403 | Internet URL: http://www.cityofsitka.com
E-mail: colleen@cityofsitka.com | Find Term-end and employee info online: see inside cover
Borough Classification: Unified Home Rule Municipality
Population: 8,833 (2006 DCCED Certified Population Estimates)
Year Incorporated: 1971
Manager Form of Government: Yes
Municipal Elections: 1st Tuesday in October
Assembly Meets: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Sales Tax: 5% Oct-March; 6% Apr-Sept
Property Tax: 6.0 mills
Special Taxes:
6% Accommodations Tax; 2 cents/gal. Fuel Tax, $10 per box Fish Box
Tax
Mayor: Marko Dapcevich
Mayor’s Term: 2008
Administrator/Manager Name: John Stein
Clerk Name: Colleen Pellett, CMC
Municipal Utilities:
Municipal Powers:
School District Name: Sitka Borough Schools
Piped Water, Piped Sewer, Electric, Refuse Collection (Provided by Private
Contractor), Landfill, Police, Fire/Rescue/Ambulance, Ambulance, Jail
(State contract), Harbor/Dock, Marine Service Center, Airport (State
Contract), Schools, Roads, Library, Centennial Building, Recreation,
Planning, Senior Center, Child Care Program, Economic Development,
Sawmill Cove Industrial Complex, Convention & Visitors Bureau
Areawide: Education, Taxation, Planning & Zoning, Health, Water,
Animal Control, Solid Waste, Sewer, Library, Fire, Police, Building Code
Enforcement, Roads & Streets, Jail, Ambulance Service, Civil Defense,
Parks, Harbors
ARDOR: Southeast Conference
CDQ Group:
Regional Health Corporation: Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
Regional Native Non-Profit
Corporation:
Regional ANCSA Native
Corporation:
Village ANCSA Native
Corporation(s):
Central Council Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
Sealaska Corporation
Village Council(s): Sitka Tribe of Alaska (IRA)
DCRA Regional Office: Juneau
NFIP Participant: Yes
ACMP Coastal Resource District: Sitka, City and Borough of
PCE Subsidy: No
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