Monday, October 31, 2011

Panel fires airport CEO Turkia Mullin; she'll 'seek legal remedy'

The Wayne County Airport Authority just released a statement about the firing of Mullin, but it doesn't say why she was fired.   Commissioners, who met in secret to discuss the action before voting 5-2 to terminate the airport CEO, said they will not discuss the reason.  "The board will not discuss any further matters about her contract -- which our Legal Counsel will address with her privately," the statement says.


Mullin, who sat at the board table long after the other board members left, said the firing was disappointing, but she expected it. She even produced written remarks, which she delivered in a measured voice. 

"I now find my career coming to an unexpected and disappointing and abrupt halt," Mullin said, reading the statement. "I am proud of the leadership and vision I brought to the airport." 

Mullin said she expects to take legal action against the county.
  
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