The Haines Borough has hired a “community and economic development special projects manager” to work for two months on tasks related to downtown revitalization and projects previously assigned to executive assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck.

The “emergency hire” of seasonal Haines resident Christina Baskaya is only temporary, said manager David Sosa.

An emergency hire can occur without the otherwise required job postings and procedures with the consent of the manager and Mayor.

“We…