Casting a tie-breaking vote, Haines Borough Mayor Stephanie Scott stopped an assembly motion Tuesday aimed at extending manager Mark Earnest’s contract through June 2014.
With Scott’s vote, the assembly agreed, 4-3, to postpone the matter to Nov. 6, when Earnest has been asked to make a formal proposal.
“My concern is that it’s a big decision,” Scott said. “I’m uncomfortable with something coming up with so little public notification. All the notification that’s been in…

