The CPA board on Thursday instructed Executive Director Efrain Camacho to continue a “dialogue” with the FAA regarding this issue.
In a report to the board, Camacho said the FAA wants CPA to address the Office of Inspector General’s findings for fiscal years 2005, 2006 and 2007.
The findings state that CPA has unsupported administrative costs, he added.
The agency can address these findings by undertaking projects that can qualify for federal airport improvement program grants.
Camacho’s report did not elaborate.
The board members said they are optimistic that CPA’s management will resolve these problems.
Camacho also reported that CPA continues to be challenged on all fronts.
“Staffing and most notably experienced and qualified personnel are either none or very thinly spread out,” Camacho said, citing the difficulty in hiring a new comptroller.
According to Camacho, he is evaluating changing assignments including moving personnel from the seaport to the airport.
Last week, the board approved the management’s recommendation not to renew the contract of CPA’s grants manager.
The post, according to CPA’s bylaws, can be terminated with or without cause.
Camacho proposed a “reclassification” of the position.
The grants manager was earlier criticized for his “lack of interest and professional responsibility.”
According to CPA’s Web site, Jack V. Diaz is the agency’s grants manager.
