On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly met to discuss the merits of eliminating or consolidating vacating staff positions in response to statewide budget cuts, but ultimately disagreed on what- if any- positions should be removed.

This month, the Haines Borough staff experienced an unexpected shake up when several employee resignations came at once. Borough planner Holly Smith served her last day on Aug. 2 after resigning in May; public facilities director Brad Ryan accepted a…