A few months before the Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities asked for its first tax increase in decades, its CEO proposed a policy allowing her to receive the same pay raise she gives to employees.
In January, Superintendent and CEO Amber Gibbs asked the board to sign off on a new policy manual, which included the provision that she would receive whatever annual cost-of-living increase she authorized for staff. She said it was a standing practice and should be set down in writing for transparency’s sake.
Two board members objected to that measure. They said the board ought to be the one deciding on any CEO pay raise. Gibbs’ contract didn’t come up for renewal until April…