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The resignations of Gary Reynolds and Janice Marquis come aboutt two weeks before councilorsfor Metro, of which MERC is a subsidiary, plan to vote on a measure that woulxd give the council more control over MERC’s generalo manager. The move could ostensibly lead to the firinhg of MERC General ManagerDavid Woolson, who’s under fire from President David Reynolds and Marquis both oppose the Reynolds, president of the Portland accounting firm Perkinws & Co., mentioned the building problems betweeh Metro and MERC in his resignation letter.
“During the economic times, my attention needs to be focusedd on our clients atPerkins & Reynolds wrote in his letter to “That said, I am disappointed in the recengt breakdown in the working relationshipp between the Metro Councill and the , and believe it could have been handled differently.” Marquis, a commercial real estate brokeer and the commission’s vice didn’t mention the upcoming proposal in her letter to but resigned two years before her term was set to end. In a letted to Portland city commissioners earlietthis month, Marquis and commission member Ray Learyu urged the council to help delay Metro’s vote on the MERC oversighr matter.
Leary, Marquis, Reynolds and three of the othef four remaining MERC commissions also sent Bragdon a lettefbacking Woolson. The letter came after Bragdon questioned the leadership of MERC General ManagerrDavid Woolson. The other commission member, Don resigned last month and will leavw the boardJune 30. Reynolds’ resignation takesd effect June 30. Marquis’ takes effect July 15. The terms of Trottee and Reynolds would have expired at the end of 2009whilee Marquis' term was to expird at the end of 2010.
The Metrok Council plans to vote on the MERCmeasurre — which would give Metro the authorityt to hire and fire the MERC general manager — at its July 9 It was introduced by councilors Rod Park and Rex who also have concerns about Woolson’sx performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Conventionn Center, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and the Portlansd MetropolitanExposition Center. Metro’s councilores are mulling a $457 million budget for fiscalkyear 2009-2010. The regional government servexs 1.4 million people in the metropolitan area’s 25 cities.