July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Executive committee gets more power (6/1/05)
JCDC board makes quick vote after long executive session
By By Mike Snyder-
Members of a local economic development board must have gotten all their talking done in private, because they sure didn’t say much in public.
An executive session that lasted almost 90 minutes and a public session that lasted 60 seconds handed absolute power to the executive committee of Jay County Development Corporation in personnel matters.
That committee, which is comprised of board officers and past presidents, will now have the authority to handle virtually all matters involving JCDC employees without coming to the full board — including hiring and firing.
Tuesday afternoon’s meetings came in the aftermath of events on Thursday morning, when a full JCDC board meeting that was not announced to local media was scheduled, then canceled before it took place.
That same day, Jay County community developer Wayne Bailey told The Commercial Review he believed the meeting would be about him.
Chuck Huffman, president of the JCDC board and as such chairman of the executive committee, said very little after the brief public session wrapped up Tuesday at the Community Resource Center on South Meridian Street in Portland.
“I would just say it was a discussion about personnel matters,” Huffman said.
He did confirm that at least a portion of the discussion during the executive session reflected a belief that personnel problems should be dealt with internally — most effectively by the executive committee.
Neither Bob Quadrozzi, executive director of JCDC, nor Bailey were invited into the executive session. Quadrozzi attended the public portion of the meeting, while Bailey did not.
In opening the public session, Huffman said there was no agenda and asked if there were any motions to be offered.
Board member Rex Journay read a written motion that gave the executive committee the authority to handle a variety of personnel issues. The motion was quickly seconded and passed with no discussion.
Other members of the executive committee include JCDC vice president Pat Bennett, secretary Lee Bone, treasurer Rosalie Clamme, and past presidents Sam Shoemaker and Ramon Loucks.
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An executive session that lasted almost 90 minutes and a public session that lasted 60 seconds handed absolute power to the executive committee of Jay County Development Corporation in personnel matters.
That committee, which is comprised of board officers and past presidents, will now have the authority to handle virtually all matters involving JCDC employees without coming to the full board — including hiring and firing.
Tuesday afternoon’s meetings came in the aftermath of events on Thursday morning, when a full JCDC board meeting that was not announced to local media was scheduled, then canceled before it took place.
That same day, Jay County community developer Wayne Bailey told The Commercial Review he believed the meeting would be about him.
Chuck Huffman, president of the JCDC board and as such chairman of the executive committee, said very little after the brief public session wrapped up Tuesday at the Community Resource Center on South Meridian Street in Portland.
“I would just say it was a discussion about personnel matters,” Huffman said.
He did confirm that at least a portion of the discussion during the executive session reflected a belief that personnel problems should be dealt with internally — most effectively by the executive committee.
Neither Bob Quadrozzi, executive director of JCDC, nor Bailey were invited into the executive session. Quadrozzi attended the public portion of the meeting, while Bailey did not.
In opening the public session, Huffman said there was no agenda and asked if there were any motions to be offered.
Board member Rex Journay read a written motion that gave the executive committee the authority to handle a variety of personnel issues. The motion was quickly seconded and passed with no discussion.
Other members of the executive committee include JCDC vice president Pat Bennett, secretary Lee Bone, treasurer Rosalie Clamme, and past presidents Sam Shoemaker and Ramon Loucks.
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