Haines Borough interim manager Julie Cozzi said this week that staff was not out of place in providing former police chief candidate Richard Crays a salary range for the position that exceeded the $80,000 the borough had budgeted for it.
The attempted hire of Crays imploded last week after the borough assembly put a $73,000 cap on the chief’s pay. Crays responded by blasting leaders in angry emails.
Crays said this week he would have…
