Mayor Keith Wilson says he “does not support” the severance package offered to departing Home Forward CEO Ivory Mathews, who announced her resignation earlier this week after WW reported on her extensive agency-funded travel in recent years.
Wilson’s statement comes less than 24 hours before the Home Forward board of commissioners—now also under scrutiny over its handling of the Mathews situation—is set to take a vote on Mathews’ $171,420 severance package, which includes up to $50,000 in additional funds to help her find her next job, six months of COBRA health insurance and a payout for any accrued vacation time.
“While the mayor does not support the severance package,” mayoral spokesman Cody Bowman says, “authority for that decision lies entirely with the Home Forward board. The mayor does not have the ability to override or direct that action.”…