Commissioner Hale outlines RTC dispute, says Denton County lawsuit will be decided in November
Summary
Commissioner Hale updated the court on a dispute at the Regional Transportation Council involving a lawsuit with Denton County over MPO composition and hiring authority; he said the dispute moved $5 million in local RTC funds and will be decided in court in November.
Commissioner Hale reported on his first meeting with the Regional Transportation Council after his appointment and described an ongoing dispute that has produced litigation between Denton County and the RTC executive board.
Hale said the lawsuit concerns who controls MPO composition and hiring/fiduciary authority; he described a recent firing and rehiring of transportation director Michael Morris and said the RTC executive board asserted hiring authority while others dispute that role. He said $5 million of RTC local funds were moved amid the dispute and that the matter is expected to be decided in court in November.
"It really is kind of an internal squabble between who has the power to... hire and fire," Hale said, and he encouraged the court to monitor developments as negotiations continue through the year.
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