New leadership is on the horizon at the Metropolitan Transit System, as the board will appoint its new chair on Thursday.
The board is considering one of the following board members to become its next chair:
The chair position opened at the end of March when Nathan Fletcher and the agency were named a lawsuit. In the suit, former MTS employee Grecia Figueroa accuses Fletcher -- the then chair of MTS -- of sexual assault and harassment.MTS' legal team is investigating the explosive allegations, while the board has appointed a firm to conduct an independent investigation as well.
The new chair will gain a seat on the agency's Executive Committee, which sets and hears about all agenda items, including those involving this investigation a week before board meetings.The meeting to decide on the next chair is slated to begin at 8 a.m. RELATED COVERAGE Invoices detail Nathan Fletcher’s security costs Search for San Diego County's new Chief Administrative Officer paused More calls for Fletcher to resign immediately Document: Fletcher, MTS were put on notice weeks before sexual assault lawsuit Fletcher resigns from SD County Board of Supervisors amid lawsuit Nathan Fletcher faces calls to resign following 'explosive' allegations Lawsuit alleges Nathan Fletcher sexually assaulted...
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