Orange County’s green energy agency retained embattled CEO Brian Probolsky and legal counsel Ryan Baron on June 29. It also continued Probolsky’s whistleblower complaint in which he accused Huntington Beach Mayor Pro Tem Mike Posey and Councilman Dan Kalmick of corruption and violations of open-meeting laws.
The Orange County Power Authority’s (OCPA) board of directors met in closed session to discuss removing Probolsky and Ryan Baron after calls for their resignation from some board members.
Probolsky and Baron remained at the board meeting after the closed session, and the board did not release a statement about the session during the meeting.
A publicity firm released a statement on behalf of the board following the meeting, announcing an independent attorney would continue an investigation into a whistleblower complaint filed by Probolsky in May.
In the complaint, Probolsky alleged “Posey and Kalmick conspired to create a common plan and scheme” to fire him, place Kalmick on the OCPA board, and hire Posey to serve as Chief Business Officer. That’s a position, he said, neither authorized nor created by the other board members.
The letter, signed by Probolsky’s attorney, Megan Lencek, was sent to OCPA General Counsel Ryan Baron, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, California Attorney General Ron Bonta, and the state Fair Political Practices Commission Enforcement Division. Probolsky has sought whistleblower protection.
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