Cleveland, OH
Akram Boutros Sues MetroHealth Alleging Violations of Ohio Open Meetings Act
Ousted MetroHealth CEO Akram Boutros has filed go well with in opposition to MetroHealth alleging that the board of trustees violated Ohio’s Open Conferences Act and MetroHealth bylaws within the hiring of incoming CEO Dr. Airica Steed and its termination of Boutros this month. (A replica of the grievance could be considered in full under.)
It solely briefly addresses the explanations Metro cited for firing him — allegedly awarding himself bonuses totaling $1.9 million over a four-year interval that weren’t permitted by or disclosed to the board — in addition to saying they had been licensed and as an alternative largely contends the strategies by which Metro’s board carried out the CEO search and launched the Boutros investigation throughout government classes violated state legislation.
That investigation was carried out by outdoors counsel at Tucker Ellis and alleged Boutros hid the bonuses and issued them to himself in violation of his contract with the publicly funded hospital system.
The report additionally says Boutros might have publicity to a felony theft in workplace cost. The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Workplace informed Scene final week it’s contact with the Ohio Ethics Fee to find out if a felony investigation is important. Boutros self-reported to the OEC on Nov. 1, the day after repaying Metro the $1.9 million plus curiosity.
Boutros, for his half, has maintained that he did nothing incorrect in gathering the bonuses and that the board’s investigation of the bonuses and subsequent firing had been in retaliation for Boutros allegedly discovering that the board had engaged in improper habits with regard to the hiring of the brand new CEO.
“The cause-and-effect connection between the 2 incidents is inescapable: [Metro Board of Trustees Chair Vanessa] Whiting tried to whip up an argument from contemporaneously created MetroHealth enterprise data which always had been obtainable to the Board of Trustees regarding bonus funds which the Board had, in actual fact, permitted by decision,” the grievance reads.
The go well with seeks to “nullify the illegal investigation of Dr. Boutros and to nullify Dr. Boutros’ termination for trigger as The MetroHealth System’s President and Chief Government Officer.”
Whiting, in an announcement issued by MetroHealth Monday night, stated: “We’re upset, although not stunned, that Dr. Boutros has filed a lawsuit. His allegations are little greater than a distraction from these basic info: That he awarded himself almost $2 million in bonuses with out correct evaluate or authorization and that he hid these funds from MetroHealth’s trustees and the general public. We’re assured the board acted in accord with Ohio legislation, however nobody ought to lose sight of the irony that somebody who for 5 years actively cloaked his actions is making an attempt now to recast himself as a champion of sunshine.”
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Cleveland, OH
Avtron Power Solutions Expands Capabilities with Acquisition of Rx Monitoring Services, Transforming Data Center Commissioning Automation
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Cleveland, OH – June 25, 2024 – Avtron Power Solutions, a Hidden Harbor Capital Partners portfolio company, and a global leader in load bank test solutions, announces the acquisition of Rx Monitoring Services (RxMS), a…
CLEVELAND — The Surgeon General has now declared gun violence a public health crisis in America.
He is calling for preventive measures similar to past campaigns against smoking and traffic safety.
The question now is how to fight this crisis, and Cleveland is hoping a new Crime Gun Intelligence Center, modeled after one in Cincinnati, will help.
United States Attorney General Merrick Garland was in Cleveland on Tuesday to announce a new crime gun intelligence center, also known as a CGIC. Garland said CGICs are centralized law enforcement hubs that will help to investigate and prevent gun violence by bringing law enforcement officers and prosecutors together at every level, providing access to firearms tracing technology.
“Through enhanced collaboration and advanced technology, CGIC’s help investigators generate leads to get shooters off the streets and dismantle the trafficking networks that supply violent criminals with their guns,” Garland said.
Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Cleveland native, Stephen Dettelbach, said the CGICs have the ability to take a particular piece of evidence to help solve gun violence crimes.
“… a shell casing, a fingerprint, a LPR reading, a traffic light camera, a ring camera, and to take that piece of evidence and turn it to actionable intelligence in realtime,” Dettelbach said.
Garland said the CGIC’s across the country are already supporting law enforcement investigations, like the one in Columbus, that helped locate a shell casing from a crime scene in only 2 days, compared to taking 40-60 days before the center.
“No one in this country should have to live in fear of gun violence, no family and community should have to grieve the loss of their loved ones to senseless violence, that is why we are here today. The Northeast Ohio Crime Gun Intelligence Center will help us leverage our partnerships and technological innovation to solve gun crimes and save lives,” Garland said.
But Garland also pointed to obstacles like a new proposal to cut the justice department’s budget by almost $1 billion.
“This effort to defund the justice department and its essential law enforcement functions will make our fight against violent crime all the more difficult. It is unacceptable,” Garland said.
Garland said he thinks the decision by the Surgeon General to declare gun violence as a public health crisis will help draw public attention to the matter.
“This CGIC does not represent the culmination of the justice department’s efforts to stop gun violence in this region, it marks a new chapter,” Garland said.
Cleveland, OH
Explore beautiful Cleveland street art – Kenny previews 2024 Graffiti Street Heart Tour
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) — Over 60 murals are beautifying the city of Cleveland thanks to the mission and work of Graffiti HeArt. Fox 8’s Kenny Crumpton gives us a preview of this year’s Graffiti Street Heart Tour which includes six stops and over 16 murals. ‘Changing the world one mural at a time’ is the group’s mission. For information about the tour click here.
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