The recent proposal by City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox to expand the governance board related to the TMH-FSU agreement from 17 to 19 members, allowing both FAMU and TSC to have a seat while TMH maintains a one-vote majority, has the support of Florida State Representative Allison Tant.
According to Commissioner Williams Cox, the board structure would have nine members appointed by TMH and eight appointed by FSU. Other higher educational seats would include one appointment by the FAMU president and one by the TSC president. Supermajority calculations would be adjusted accordingly.
The controversy over the governance structure erupted when it was reported that the current TMH board -after a meeting on Wednesday – balked at providing a seat on the new board for a TSC representative…