LaFrance has already moved into City Hall and fired at least 13 people as she prepares to take over

Anchorage Mayor-elect Suzanne LaFrance has taken over space on the first floor of Anchorage City Hall. She has some kind of an agreement with the Anchorage Assembly, although it’s unclear what the agreement is. She won’t be sworn in as mayor until July 1, but has already set up shop in anticipation of moving to the mayor’s offices then. Normally, the mayor’s transition office is in the successful candidate’s campaign office in the weeks leading up to the transition of power. But for the past two weeks, LaFrance has been working out of City Hall.

Also, Must Read Alaska has learned that LaFrance has fired 13 people in the mayor’s office as she begins to hand walking papers to those who were hired by Dave Bronson, the outgoing mayor of Anchorage. Among them are people in the purchasing, administrative, communications, and other departments and divisions of the city, mostly those closest to the mayor.

That’s not unexpected, because every mayor brings in his or her own team.

Today, LaFrance announced she is firing Police Chief Bianca Cross and replacing her with Sean Case, who is deputy police chief for Anchorage.

LaFrance announced last week that her swearing in will be at Town Square Park from noon to 1 p.m. on July 1.