Hospital Authority committee delays CEO FY2024 scoring, seeks full contract and compensation history

The Hospital Authority Board’s performance committee on an administrative call postponed final scoring of Dr. Christian Webb’s fiscal year 2024 performance review and directed staff to compile the CEO’s contract and compensation history, including prior third‑party compensation studies.

The chair of the committee opened the item by describing the evaluation materials as divided into three parts — fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024), fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025) and contract discussion for Dr. Webb’s agreement, which expires June 30, 2025. The chair said committee members should be able to meet one‑on‑one with the CEO before finalizing scores and proposed postponing the committee’s scoring until members have had those conversations and time to review documents.

Why it matters: The committee noted a history of irregular, lagging evaluations and uneven documentation. Committee members said timely, objective metrics — validated where appropriate by third parties — are necessary both to set future goals and to…