Juneau City Manager Kim Kiefer is retiring after more than 32 years of public service. Her decades-long career was celebrated at last night’s assembly meeting. Five previous Juneau mayors attended to commemorate Kiefer on all of her achievements.
Kiefer was appointed to city manager in 2012. Before that, she ran Parks and Recreation and the Zach Gordon Youth Center.
To a packed crowd, former Mayor Sally Smith reflected back to a time when her band wanted to play at Marine Park for the Fourth of July.
“And the city wanted $50 for us to play a free concert, which was pretty darned annoying,” Smith said. “So I went in and I talked to Kim and I complained about the fact that here were 60 people who were giving their time for Fourth of July and I didn’t think we should have to pay the 50 bucks. And she said you know, ‘I agree.’ And to this day, I have a feeling that Kim Kiefer put in that $50.”
Kiefer’s last day will be April 28. You can listen to the entire ceremony below:
