Three ferries docked at the Ketchikan Shipyard. (KRBD file photo)
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly will hear an annual financial report on Monday from Vigor Alaska’s Ketchikan Shipyard.
The report is part of the Assembly’s regular meeting, which was postponed a week to allow Assembly members to attend the Alaska Municipal League in Anchorage.
In a written report submitted for the meeting agenda packet, Vigor officials mention the shipyard’s four-year, $101-million contract with the state to build two Alaska Class ferries. Work on that project is ongoing.
The shipyard also has conducted repairs to other state ferries; worked on the Digby Island Ferry from Prince Rupert, British Columbia; and inspected the Prince of Wales Island and Ketchikan International Airport ferries, along with smaller projects.
Vigor reports that it has a relatively young workforce, with an average age of 38. Average annual wages for the 124 full-time-equivalent employees at the shipyard in 2014 were about $59,000, which exceeded the borough’s overall average.
The Ketchikan Shipyard’s payroll for 2014 totaled almost $7 million, which was down about $3 million from the previous year, in part because there are about 40 fewer employees.
Also Monday, the Assembly will consider a citizen request to impose a $10 per ounce excise tax on marijuana sold within the borough, and designate those taxes for student activity travel. The request was submitted by Ralph Mirsky.
Monday’s meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. in Borough Assembly chambers. Public comment will be heard at the start of the meeting.
