Overview
- The MCCA board approved a separation agreement on Dec. 12 that keeps Marcel Vernon Sr. on the payroll through Dec. 31 with no official duties and places no confidentiality limits on his public statements or testimony.
- The vote passed with all members in favor except board chair Emme Handy, who abstained, and the board said it will appoint an interim CEO to maintain continuity.
- The Senate Committee on Post Audit & Oversight sent a Dec. 5 summons to Vernon seeking records by Dec. 19 and detailing allegations that include improper procurement, employee surveillance, use of outside investigators, and destruction of records.
- Reporting describes a Dec. 7 closed "emergency" session that lacked the public notice required by Open Meeting Law, with no decision taken at that meeting.
- Vernon was hired in October 2024 to address diversity shortcomings identified by an outside audit, and a State House hearing on the authority’s reform progress is scheduled for Jan. 6.