The Public Safety Commission voted 3-0 Wednesday to recommend the Haines Borough Assembly pay an additional $63,000 in the current year budget to the Police Department to cover overtime and standby hours under a four-man force.
Haines Borough police chief Heath Scott made an extensive presentation saying the police department already has incurred a $31,290 deficit and is expected to have a $63,000 deficit by the end of fiscal year 2017.
“The deficit has curtailed…
