JHA board fires CEO Cheron Corbett Waller following development fee controversy – Action News Jax

JHA board fires CEO Cheron Corbett Waller following development fee controversy  Action News Jax

The Jacksonville Housing Authority board voted Tuesday to fire CEO Cheron Corbett Waller, effective immediately, and named former JHA CEO Roslyn Phillips as acting CEO. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Housing Authority board voted Tuesday to fire CEO Cheron Corbett Waller, effective immediately, and named former JHA CEO Roslyn Phillips as acting CEO. The board voted unanimously to dismiss Corbett Waller without cause during an emergency meeting. The decision comes after Action News Jax broke the story last week about Corbett Waller asking for a 12% cut of any development fees JHA receives. Before moving to oust the CEO, commissioners laid out their reasons for wanting Corbett Waller’s removal, including her development fee proposal.

If Corbett Waller’s proposal was approved, it would have resulted in her netting close to $1 million from projects like the redevelopment of Franklin Arms—such a payout being well beyond her $300,000 base salary. Daniel Blanchard, JHA Commission Chair, described further problems within JHA. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] “Within the organization, I think there’s operational issues, I think there’s cultural issues, there’s financial issues, the books are a mess, the million-dollar bonus concept I think was horrific,” Blanchard said. Corbett Waller’s attorney, Tad Delegal, called the situation disappointing. “I think it’s very unfortunate that they would not permit an