Fairbanks Firefighters Union

A resolution to close Fairbanks City Hall so city employees can do service projects on Martin Luther King Day is before the City Council tonight (Monday.) But it is complicated by some employee contracts that have negotiated the day off … and the cost of paying the other city employees holiday pay.

The Fairbanks City Council adopted its spending plan for 2025 at Monday night’s regular meeting, with public safety departments and the city’s financial future headlining the discussions.

The Fairbanks City Council unanimously defeated Mayor Jim Matherly’s proposal Monday to increase the city’s hotel/motel tax to raise additional revenue…