JEA Board member Henry Brown intends to call for the firing of utility Managing Director and CEO Aaron Zahn at the board’s Dec. 17 meeting.
Brown told Zahn in a conversation Dec. 15 that he intends to make a motion for the termination at the beginning of the meeting in accordance with section 3.1.5 of Zahn’s employment agreement, according to WJCT News partner the Jacksonville Daily Record.
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Brown referred to the conversation in a letter he sent to Zahn dated Dec. 15.
“I have not reached this decision lightly,” Brown wrote. “However, I believe that it is in the best interest of JEA and the City of Jacksonville for us to move forward with new leadership.”
In an emailed statement, Zahn said he will not fight a board decision to fire him.
“I serve at the pleasure of the Board of JEA. I understand and respect Board member Henry Brown’s decision and will abide by any decision of the Board,” Zahn wrote.
In a statement sent by a city spokesperson, Mayor Lenny Curry said he will support any JEA board decision about Zahn’s employment.
An expanded version of this story is at JaxDailyRecord.
