Mri tower controller reported that the local letter of agreement has expired and the district manage...

Narrative:

The current letter of agreement (LOA) between anchorage tower; anchorage approach; merrill tower; and elmendorf tower has been ineffective for the past year. We have several amendments to the so-called current LOA; and at least 2-3 proposed new loas in merrill tower's database that we really have no idea what is proper procedure for IFR north departures; SVFR operations and coordination amongst the anchorage bowl facilities. For over a year now management and natca have been working on implementing a new LOA; but each time a consensus is reached the anchorage district manager delays the implementation. After more discussion with fellow controllers and our natca representatives; I felt obligated to submit this report. The lack of action of the anchorage distract manager to implement procedures agreed upon by controllers who are actively engaged in day-to-day operations is beyond incompetence; it is unsafe. I am pleading with the anchorage distract manager to implement the agreed upon LOA in the interest of safety. If the anchorage distract manager still refuses to implement the new LOA; then the manager needs to be removed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MRI Tower Controller reported that the local Letter of Agreement has expired and the District Manager will not allow publication of new LOAs between facilities. The Controller is unsure of the required coordination procedures.

Narrative: The current Letter of Agreement (LOA) between Anchorage Tower; Anchorage Approach; Merrill Tower; and Elmendorf Tower has been ineffective for the past year. We have several amendments to the so-called current LOA; and at least 2-3 proposed new LOAs in Merrill Tower's database that we really have no idea what is proper procedure for IFR north departures; SVFR operations and coordination amongst the Anchorage bowl facilities. For over a year now management and NATCA have been working on implementing a new LOA; but each time a consensus is reached the Anchorage district manager delays the implementation. After more discussion with fellow controllers and our NATCA representatives; I felt obligated to submit this report. The lack of action of the Anchorage distract manager to implement procedures agreed upon by controllers who are actively engaged in day-to-day operations is beyond incompetence; it is unsafe. I am pleading with the Anchorage Distract manager to implement the agreed upon LOA in the interest of safety. If the Anchorage Distract Manager still refuses to implement the new LOA; then the manager needs to be removed.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1392743
Time
Date	201610
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	MRI.Tower
State Reference	AK
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	SVFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 14
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Mri tower controller reported that the local letter of agreement has expired and the district manager will not allow publication of new loas between facilities. The controller is unsure of the required coordination procedures.