The chair of the Jacksonville special committee that is investigating JEA said he was frustrated after the city-owned utility’s CEO and another top executive sent notification that they would be unavailable for questioning until June.
Council member Ron Salem, who leads the three-member committee, spoke to the Daily Record after a records request showed that JEA CEO Vickie Cavey notified the committee that the earliest she could appear would be June 22. The records showed the committee originally requested to question Cavey at its April 27 meeting.
In addition, JEA Chief Administrative Officer Jody Brooks notified the committee on May 7 that she would not be available for the May 11 hearing, as previously had been arranged. She said her earliest availability would be June 8.
Asked for his reaction to the developments, Salem said, “Frustration.” He said he had hoped to end the committee’s work by July, but that timeline was at risk…