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MTPO approves executive director contract with revised severance and moving terms
Summary
The Gainesville–Alachua MTPO approved an employment contract for Executive Director Whitfield that raises severance and extends relocation assistance; board members debated suspension language and county funding rules before passing the motion.
The Gainesville–Alachua Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization voted to approve an employment contract for its executive director after board members reached agreement on severance, a vehicle allowance and extended relocation assistance.
Director Whitfield and county staff had circulated two draft contracts; County Attorney Corbin Hansen told the board that “there was never an offer of 20 weeks” from county HR and that prior templates (used for other agencies) likely caused confusion. Board members then negotiated contract terms at…
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