Tri City Board Adds New Member
Written by admin on June 8, 2010
Hospital directors seated retired accountant Ira Landis Monday to serve until November at Tri-City Medical Center’s seventh board member.
Landis, a resident of Oceanside’s Ocean Hills community, received a 4-2 vote of confidence from the Tri-City board with directors Ron Mitchell and Kathleen Sterling dissenting.
Initially, four candidates were in the running for the board seat vacated by Dr. Madeline Rodriguez, who resigned during a board meeting on Apr. 21 after disagreements over employment of the public hospital’s executive director caused public backlash at the meeting.
The field narrowed to three after Doreen Gounaris withdrew her bid for the spot. The board also interviewed retired business consultant Mary Beth Tompane and chiropractor Thomas Payne for the position.
Board members gave no reason for selecting Landis over the others, though board Chairwoman RoseMarie Reno indicated that she thought all three were well-qualified.
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