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Committee advances two MetroHealth trustee nominees as members renew calls for board accountability
Summary
The council committee approved two nominees for the MetroHealth System board of trustees — Dolores Garcia and Reverend Artis A. Arnold III — while several members pressed the board’s recent governance failures and called for greater transparency and trustee resignations.
Dolores Garcia and Reverend Artis A. Arnold III were advanced by a Cuyahoga County council committee on second-reading suspension Tuesday as members pressed MetroHealth governance concerns and vetting steps for new trustees.
The committee read Resolution 20250051 confirming Garcia’s appointment to the MetroHealth System board of trustees for an unexpired term ending Feb. 28, 2027. Garcia, a lawyer who said she has worked in business litigation and public-sector legal roles, told the committee she had spoken with the MetroHealth Foundation and intends to resign from that board if confirmed to avoid conflicts of interest. "Accountability, transparency and empathy" are the leadership principles she…
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