A special meeting of the Orange County Power Authority’s board of directors failed to meet a quorum Thursday, prompting cancellation of a closed session discussion.
The meeting would have taken place following a whistleblower complaint from CEO Brian Probolsky regarding his leadership at the Community Choice Energy provider that formed as a green power alternative to SoCal Edison.
Authority board members Dan Kalmick, Farrah Khan and Susan Sonne did not attend the meeting, nor were alternates on hand.
Last month, Kalmick attempted to call for a special meeting next week to discuss Probolsky’s future with the agency; no such meeting has been scheduled.
In a May 31 letter addressed to the agency’s legal counsel, Megan Lencek, an attorney for Probolsky, countered such efforts by outlining a number of serious allegations as part of a larger scheme by authority board members to oust him.
Huntington Beach City Councilmen Kalmick and Mike Posey, who have both served on the authority’s board, are alleged to have plotted a seat swap to sack Probolsky with the goal of having Kalmick spearhead efforts to hire Posey to lead the agency.
“The claims in this complaint are categorically false,” Kalmick said. “The notion that I would create a conspiracy to trade for a seat on the Power Authority Board is absurd. My council appointed me to the seat because they know I’m passionate about power policy and want to see good governance.”
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