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Finance committee declines action on consulting agreement for departing staffer; final draft to full board
Summary
The Diversion Authority Finance Committee reviewed a proposed consulting agreement for Jody Smith, who is leaving for a state position, but declined to act and asked that a final draft be provided to the full Diversion Authority for decision at its next meeting.
The Diversion Authority Finance Committee on Jan. 22 reviewed a proposed consulting agreement to retain Jody Smith for land-acquisition negotiations after her Feb. 1 departure to a state position, but took no formal action and asked staff to circulate a final draft to the full Diversion Authority.
The proposal, described by counsel John Shockley, would pay Smith a lump sum of $12,000 per month for six months (February through July) to support ongoing negotiations related to land acquisitions for the Cass County Joint Water Resource District and the MCCJPA; thereafter she would be…
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