Haines Borough Mayor Douglas Olerud has sent a settlement offer to Public Employees Local 71, the borough’s employees union, in an effort to resolve a grievance filed last July on behalf of former museum director Helen Alten. The museum board eliminated her position on June 30.
Those involved in the settlement talks including Alten, union business representative Trenton English, Olerud and interim borough manager Alekka Fullerton declined to comment on the specifics of the offer…