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council to approve.
On the senior tax exemp
tion issue, however, she left
blanks for the council to fill
in the amount that could be
exempted for seniors.
Councilman Sherod Wilson
suggested that $25,000 be
inserted in the blanks on
the drafted referendums and
the vote for both the refer
endum and the suggested
amount was unanimous by
council.
On the issue of Sunday
alcohol sales by the drink,
the only dissenting vote for
the it to be put on a refer
endum was Councilman Bob
Smith. ,
“We’re voting to allow the
citizens a right to choose,”
said Edwards.
“I can also promise you
that I will not campaign
for it, nor will I campaign
against it. I will remain neu
tral.”
The mayor said he would
answer questions about the
topics, but would not try
to sway voters one way or
the other. He said the most
important thing is that cit
izens go to the polls and
vote.
In addition, several fire
fighters asked questions
about what council planned
to do about getting a new
fire chief.
Eidson said that he plans
to have a peer review of the
fire department by outside
fire chiefs.
He said he hopes to have
that done within the next 30
to 60 days.
“We need to be diligent,
take our time to find the
right person for this job,”
he said, adding that it will
be painstakingly slow. “We’ll
try to work toward having
the right fit for this depart
ment.”
In other business:
• City Administrator
Patrick Eidson informed the
council that the city’s “fair
share contribution” to the
21st Century Partnership
totaled $2,383.
The mayor said it is a
“worthwhile fair share”
because “the battle to keep
work at the air force base
continues. The Partnership
keeps a lobby that is pro-
Robins Air Force Base.”
• Council voted to pur
chase 15 pagers for the fire
department at $4lO each.
According to Eidson, this
was a budgeted item and
the total of $6,150 “was
coming in under budget.”
He said these pagers were
recommended by E-911 and
Macon Communications as
the best pagers to suit the
department’s needs.
• Officer Jeff Keenom
was awarded Centerville’s
Officer of the Quarter by
Centerville Police Chief
Ernie Pardo. Keenom was
not able to personally accept
the award at the meeting
because he was attending
advanced canine training in
Savannah.
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and escape (1986 Jefferson
County).
“Mr. Neal had been out of
prison three weeks at the
time of this offense and had
several prior burglary con
victions. This time he will
not be eligible for parole, the
victim has justice at last,”
Lumsden said.
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was “an appellate review
procedure hearing, not
involved in this issue, (the
change in management)
but since we were meeting,
the board also called in Dr.
Alford.” in closed session.
“It was an interview,”
Alford said.
Hospital Authority
Attorney Mike Gray admit
ted the meeting should
have been announced to the
legal organ (as required by
law), but noted the meeting
Was in executive (closed)
session for personnel issues
ahd the press would not
have been allowed in any
way.
“It was the consensus of
the Authority Wednesday
(June 28) to make a change
ill management,” Carter
said.
The Authority met in
closed session at the end
of its regular meeting for
a personnel evaluation of
nbw-former CEO Frank
Aaron, and asked him to
resign. Gray said Aaron
tdld him Friday morning
he would proceed by the
contract. Then Authority
called a special meeting
that day. June 30, to fire
Aaron without cause and
hire Alford as CEO.
“We went 48 hours
without knowing if Aaron
would resign,” Carter said.
“We probably created some
questions in the commu
nity,” Carter said.
He answered some of
those:
“There was no central
event that led to the termi
nation, no egregious mis
conduct, no inappropriate
misconduct and no misuse
of funds,” Carter said. “Mr.
Akron did a very good job,
accomplishing the goals
(set by the authority). We
appreciate his leadership in
these things.”
Carter said the focus now
is “more on patient care,
tleatment outcome and
patient safety. We’ve been
concerned about recruit
ment and retention, espe
cially of nurses. Our goal is
to be the employer of choice
for healthcare providers.”
Carter said Alford, “as
medical director is involved
in performance improve
ments, developing cen
ters of excellence, like
the Women’s Center and
Orthopedic Center.”
Carte said Art Christie,
the former administrator
at Houston Medical Center,
“Will assist Tony part-time
until he can get all the lead
ership in position. Christie
is still on payroll as a con
sultant.”
Aaron was not the only
one terminated in the
change of direction. Marilu
Crosby, executive director
of human resources and
Jeanne Hoag, director of
nursing were also fired.
Alford said he, not the
authority made the deci
sion to fire them. “The
authority suggested it, I
took the action. The direc
tion the authority wants
to go in was not consistent
with the perceived direc
tion they were going.”
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“Our people are key to
quality care, our goal is
to work for the employees
feeling really good about
coming to work and mak
ing a good impact.”
He cited a Thomas
Huxley quote: “It’s not
who is right, but what is
right that really matters.”
When asked if Aaron was
fired because he refused
to fire Crosby and Hoag,
Carter said. I’m not aware
we ever gave that direction
to Aaron, but some changes
did not occur.”
When asked did the
medical staff push this
(the change in leadership)
forward, Alford said. The
medical staff is key to the
ultimate outcome.”
Carter said, “everyone
that works here is impor
tant. I don’t think the doc
tors fired Mr. Aaron. They
were involved overall but
it was not the deciding fac
tor.”
If Aaron resigned, the
Authority would have given
him six months salary in a
lump sum, Gray said. Per
his contract signed in 2005,
if he is terminated with
out cause, he receives 12
months of pay, continued
medical and life insurance
in monthly payments for
the next 12 months, unless
he finds other employment.
Then the payments stop.
According to the contract,
for Aaron to resign, he has
to give a minimum of 120
days notice in writing. And
he would be not entitled to
any severance.
Alford has been with
Houston Healthcare for five
years as executive direc
tor of medical affairs. He
came here from Cigna of
Louisiana in Baton Rouge.
Alford said his for
mer position and that of
Houston Medical Center
executive director - vacant
since the retirement of Art
Christy - “would eventu
ally be filled, but will prob
ably remain vacant for a
while,” with department
heads filing the gaps.
Alford said the assistant
directors in human resourc
es (Linda Watson) and
nursing (Tommi Gill) have
stepped up to the plate.
Not one thing was dropped.
We’re doing fine.”
Watson was appointed
director of human resourc
es, Alford said, and Gill is
serving in the interim in
nursing, “Nothing is drop
ping off the radar screen,”
Alford said, “Everyone has
pulled together. I have the
full support of the entire
staff.”
Alford noted the “JCA
surveyors expected us to be
in disarray, but found just
the opposite. Morale was
up and everyone was will
ing to participate.”
The Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO)
comes to hospitals every
three years, unannounced
to do the accreditation of
the hospital,” explained
Mary Jane kinas, executive
director of marketing. “We
were told in January they
would be coming, but the
date was otherwise unan
nounced. Some morning
they’ll be coming to Perry
too.”
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• Morning Worship
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• Young People’s Service
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• Evening Worship
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