After meeting for nearly two hours in closed session on Thursday, the board of the St. 亚洲无码 Economic Development Partnership vowed to take a 鈥渃omprehensive look鈥 at its leadership and structure 鈥 but announced no decisions affecting the organization鈥檚 chief executive, Sheila Sweeney.
鈥淲hile we cannot share the discussions we had, we will provide an update as soon as possible pursuant to the Sunshine Law,鈥 the board said in a statement handed to a reporter by Partnership Chairman Karlos Ramirez following the meeting. 鈥淲e are committed to taking a comprehensive look at the leadership and structure of the organization, and are committed to making any changes necessary.鈥
Interviews with a dozen former employees at the St. 亚洲无码 Economic Development Partnership detail low morale, high turnover and questionable spending.聽
Multiple sources have indicated to the Post-Dispatch that Sweeney may be preparing to depart the organization. Questions about her status were fueled by a closed Partnership board meeting Dec. 17 and the abrupt cancellation of a hastily scheduled board meeting on Dec. 21.
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Sweeney has declined to comment on the speculation.
The Post-Dispatch last week published a report that relied on interviews with a dozen former Partnership employees. Many described low morale, high staff turnover and political interference in decision-making from St. 亚洲无码 County Executive Steve Stenger.
Sweeney, a longtime chair of the powerful, Partnership-staffed St. 亚洲无码 County Port Authority, was named CEO of the organization following a national search in 2015, the first year of Stenger鈥檚 tenure.
Economic development agency's board to meet Thursday to discuss 'personnel matters,' among other topics.
The St. 亚洲无码 County Council has passed a measure to fund the Partnership in quarterly allotments to subject the organization to more oversight. It called a Jan. 15 meeting to hear three members of the Partnership board testify in an ongoing investigation.
Ramirez told the Post-Dispatch he will testify before the council committee. Board member Kathy Osborn declined on Thursday to say whether she will testify. The third board member the council called for the hearing, Ed James, said he鈥檒l 鈥渨ait to hear from them.鈥