Following the breakdown of negotiations with former police chief candidate Richard Crays, Haines Borough interim manager Julie Cozzi Tuesday recommended the hire of runner-up candidate Bill Musser.

The assembly approved the recommendation 5-1, with assembly member Debra Schnabel opposed.

Cozzi said she “never wavered in her support of Bill Musser,” despite not initially recommending him for the position.  

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