The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved the hire of Carlos Jimenez as public facilities director, a $75,000-per-year position that oversees capital projects and the municipality’s public works and water and sewer departments.
Jimenez topped three other applicants for the position, including Jeremy Stephens, a state Department of Transportation project engineer, and John Huestis, a Craig-based engineer who oversaw a $40 million budget and 160 employees as director of public works in Lewis County, Wash.