The ouster of the New York Power Authority’s chief executive appears related in part to an uproar over the agency’s former inspector general, who’s the focus of a widely-publicized state-police probe headedby Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
Insiders expect Roger Kelley’s Aug. 1 departure as the authority’s president to clear the way for Gov. David Paterson to tap Richard Kessel (left), the former Long Island Power Authority chairman, for the post which paid Kelley (right), an appointee of Gov. Eliot Spitzer, $235,000 a year. Mark Harrington's full story is here.
Cuomo’s office has been inquiring about NYPA’s ex-inspector general, Daniel Wiese, a former top state police official once close to both Spitzer and Gov. George Pataki, and his handling of an authority security contract. Sources believe this was the last in a series of issues that battered the CEO.
Dan Janison
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You should keep your eye on the PERB factfinders ruling concerning Local 1-2 emplyees at the Charles Poletti Power project and NYPA. The factfinder will send out his ruling at the end of this week and it should be posted on the web within 10 days.
The members of NYPA have not had a contract for 5 years and just as long for a raise. Mostly due to the arrogance of the company.
It should be interesting to see if the new Wind blows any change.