David Sablan Jr. is out as Commonwealth Utilities Corp. board chairman.<\/p>\n
In a 4-2 vote yesterday afternoon, the CUC board of directors voted Adelina Roberto, previously board secretary, as the new board chair.<\/p>\n
Board members Joe Torres, Chris Concepcion, and Eric San Nicolas voted for Roberto, who also voted for herself, as did Sablan. Diego M. Songao voted for Sablan.<\/p>\n
Following the vote, Sablan asked if there was a problem with his leadership.<\/p>\n
According to sources present during the discussion, the dissenting party cited \u201cno transparency\u201d and \u201cdictatorship\u201d in their answer.<\/p>\n
When asked to comment on these barbs, Sablan said, \u201cThat\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s their opinion. That doesn\u2019t faze me one bit. What\u2019s important is that we\u2019re all one team and achieving the objectives that we need to provide the best service to the CNMI at the least possible cost. That has a lot of dynamics to be considered. I\u2019m still part of the board and I will continue to provide my knowledge and my expertise on utilities matters.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have no problem with [the vote],\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The reorganization of the board was not noted in the original agenda available to media, directors, and management at the beginning of yesterday\u2019s board meeting.<\/p>\n
At the meeting\u2019s beginning, Torres had asked that the reorganization be added into the agenda. A motion was carried to do so.<\/p>\n
Sablan is a former chairman of the Guam Power Authority board. The directors have a new chair, after then-acting governor Jude U. Hofschneider swore in Roberto and Sablan last February, effectively reviving the CUC board nine years after the last one was abolished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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