After just 11 weeks on the job, Kristine Kennedy is out as borough clerk. 

The Haines Borough Assembly fired her during its Oct. 22 meeting without cause after a closed-door executive session. 

Initially, Kennedy said her preference would be to have the meeting in public. 

The assembly justified going into executive session by citing an exemption to the Open Meetings Act on subjects that “tend to prejudice the reputation and character of any person.” 

According…

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