The Commonwealth Ports Authority board agreed Friday the financial disclosures of the agency\u2019s new executive director, Efrain Camacho, will undergo a brief review to determine whether engineering and construction work he did under government contracts represents a conflict of interest with the duties of his position.<\/p>\n
Camacho, named CPA\u2019s acting director late last month by Gov. Benigno Fitial, will remain in the role at least until Monday, when the agency\u2019s legal counsel is expected to complete the review, board member Benigno Sablan said in the meeting, which was mostly held in a closed-door executive session. <\/p>\n
In an interview, Camacho said the work his construction and engineering firm has done for CPA \u2013 which includes an ongoing effort to improve the taxiway on Tinian\u2019s airport \u2013 is mostly old business. <\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is important for people to know is that I would not have accepted the governor\u2019s appointment if that project was to have seen anything added in terms of money,\u201d Camacho said, noting the Tinian airport project.<\/p>\n
Among the key issues Camacho aims to address at CPA, he added, is the agency\u2019s shortage of staff members. A draft report, for example, recently noted CPA lacks a staff attorney, a staff engineer and an airport manager. <\/p>\n
CPA, he said, is \u201cundermanned and we don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d adding that \u201cobviously, there are financial constraints\u201d to filling vacancies.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, CPA board chair Joe Lifoifoi said the board\u2019s executive session focused largely on the need to improve the electricity generators at the local airport. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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