Parks District Responds To Green Comments

The Northern Wasco County Parks and Recreation District Board of Directors is responding to comments former Executive Director Scott Green made shortly after the board terminated his employment last week, saying there is no merit to any potential legal claim Green might file.  Green commented in an article in the August 29 edition of The Dalles Chronicle that he felt wronged by the district and was considering a lawsuit for wrongful termination, but he had told the board he would resign if given a severance package allowing him to relocate.  In a written statement sent to media members Wednesday, the board said Green’s proposal would have cost the District over $130,000, which was not within the District’s ability to pay and was deemed unacceptable by the board.  The board says Green will be paid by the terms of his employment agreement unpaid vacation and severance of about $25,900 along with one month of medical benefits for his family.  The board also claims Green’s employment under his contract was terminable at anytime without cause, and the decision to fire Green was not related to an on-going employment investigation in the District.  The statement acknowledged the board generally refrains from public discussion of personnel matters, but felt Green’s comments merited a “brief response.”  Green was dismissed from his position in a 3-2 vote by the District board.

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