In June 2012, Haines Borough Assembly member Debra Schnabel asked Mayor Stephanie Scott for a report on manager Mark Earnest’s accrued and used leave. Schnabel was concerned about Earnest’s frequent absences. Schnabel learned Earnest hadn’t come close to depleting the paid time off his contract allows.
According to his $108,000 annual contract, Earnest may take 48 paid days off per year, not including 11 paid holidays: 25 days in annual leave (also referred to…