Special RIOC Board Of Directors Meeting Called For Thursday October 25, Personnel Matters, NY State Role In Roosevelt Island Economic Development And Executive Search For New President To Be Discussed - What's Going On?
An announcement went out last Monday that a Special Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC) Board of Directors meeting will be held Thursday 5:30 PM at the Empire State Development Corp. offices. According to RIOC:
AGENDAIt is highly unusual to have a "Special" RIOC Board of Directors meeting. It is also very unusual to have a RIOC Board meeting occur off Roosevelt Island. Is a message being sent by the location of the Special RIOC Board Meeting off Roosevelt Island or is this just a matter of convenience for some Second Floor attendees?
OCTOBER 25, 2012 SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE ROOSEVELT ISLAND OPERATING CORPORATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOM,
633 THIRD AVENUE, 37TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
AT 5:30 P.M.
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Old Business
IV. New Business
1. Chair's Motion for Executive Session to Discuss Personnel Matters
2. Discussion Regarding New York State's Role in Economic Development of Roosevelt Island
3. Discussion Regarding Executive Search
4. Any Other Business Which may be Brought Before the Board of Directors.
V. Adjournment
Earlier this afternoon, another announcement from RIOC:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Directors meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 1, 2012 has been cancelled.What is going on - note that the first item,
Personnel Matters,is in Executive Session meaning closed to the Press and Public. Could this item have to do with the sudden departure of former RIOC President Leslie Torres and/or Selecting of new RIOC President (Acting President is the General Counsel Donald Lewis)? Does it have to do with the status of current and/or future RIOC Directors?
Also, when was the last time NY State ever indicated any interest in the second Agenda Item?
Discussion Regarding New York State's Role in Economic Development of Roosevelt IslandCould this be about the development of the Cornell Campus, the NY State bond debt incurred in development of Roosevelt Island or something else?
The third Agenda Item:
Discussion Regarding Executive Searchinvolves the selection of a new RIOC President and who selects the person appointed to the position. Does the RIOC Board of Directors (in theory independent of the Governor with separate fiduciary duties to the Corporation) select the new RIOC President after conducting, as planned, a professional Executive Search or does the Governor pick the candidate and the RIOC Board acquiesce to the Governor's selection as has previously been the case?
Looks like more scrutiny for Roosevelt Island by the State Of New York.
The meeting is open to the public following the first Agenda Item which will be held in Executive Session.