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Abilene MPO appoints Craig Casper as executive director
Summary
After an executive session under Texas Government Code §551.074, the Abilene Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board voted to hire Craig Casper (of the Corpus Christi MPO) as its new executive director; the board authorized HR coordination on his start date.
The Abilene Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board voted to appoint Craig Casper, who currently works with the Corpus Christi MPO, as its new executive director following an executive session on personnel matters.
The decision followed interviews and, the Chair said, an offer that Casper accepted. A committee member moved to hire Casper “under the terms that have been extended to him as far as salary and moving expense” and to authorize the Chair to negotiate with the Abilene Human Resources Department to set a start date so benefits align with onboarding; another member seconded the motion. The Chair then called for the ayes and later stated, “Craig has been hired.”
The board entered executive session under Texas Government Code section 551.074 for personnel discussion and reconvened at 2:13 p.m.; the Chair reported that no votes or official actions occurred during the executive session itself. The board’s action on the appointment is a formal hiring decision reported publicly after that closed discussion. The meeting did not record a roll-call vote tally in the public transcript; the motion was presented, seconded and the Chair announced approval.
Next steps noted by the board include finalizing start-date details with Abilene Human Resources so benefits and onboarding are coordinated. The transcript did not specify a start date or the exact salary and moving-expense terms beyond the description given in the motion.
