Manager's Office

The Borough Manager's Office supervises, directly and indirectly, all administrative departments, agencies, officers, and all other employees of the Borough except the School District, Borough Clerk's Office and Borough Attorney's Office. Additionally, the Borough Manager's Office directly provides for human resources management, State and federal lobbying efforts, and code enforcement.
Borough Hall, White Cliff Building

An Overview of Borough Services

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough provides vital services efficiently and effectively to its residents, including:

  • Animal Protection and Control ($0.5 million annual budget)
  • Assessment ($0.73 million annual budget)
  • Clerk's Office ($0.45 million annual budget)
  • Code Enforcement ($0.1 million annual budget)
  • Economic Development ($0.7 million annual budget)
  • Finance Department ($1.3 million annual budget)
  • Information Technology (Automation) ($0.56 million annual budget)
  • Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District ($44.2 million annual budget)
  • Ketchikan International Airport and Ferries ($4.8 million annual budget)
  • Land Trust ($1.26 million annual budget)
  • Law Department ($0.41 million annual budget)
  • Library ($0.4 million annual budget)
  • Manager ($0.77 million annual budget)
  • Mayor and Assembly ($0.15 million annual budget)
  • North Tongass Fire Protection and EMS ($0.88 million budget)
  • Parks and Recreation ($2.35 million annual budget)
  • Planning, Platting and Land Use ($0.74 million annual budget)
  • Public Works ($1.23 million annual budget)
  • Service Areas: Forest Park, Homestead, Gold Nugget, Loring, Mud Bight, Nichols View, Waterfall Creek ($0.25 million)
  • South Tongass Fire Protection and EMS ($0.67 million budget)
  • South Tongass Water Utility ($0.3 million annual budget)
  • Transit ($2.0 million annual budget)
  • Wastewater ($0.8 annual million budget)