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The resignations of Gary Reynoldss and Janice Marquis come about two weeks before councilorsfor Metro, of which MERC is a plan to vote on a measure that would give the councilk more control over MERC’s general The move could ostensibly lead to the firinvg of MERC General Manager David who’s under fire from President David Bragdon. Reynoldxs and Marquis both opposethe Reynolds, president of the Portland accounting firm Perkinas & Co., mentioned the buildinb problems between Metro and MERC in his resignation “During the economic times, my attention needs to be focusec on our clients at Perkins Co.
,” Reynolds wrote in his letter to “That said, I am disappointed in the recent breakdowh in the working relationshil between the Metro Council and the , and believed it could have been handled differently.” Marquis, a commerciao real estate broker and the commission’zs vice chair, didn’t mentioj the upcoming proposal in her lettee to Bragdon, but resigned two year s before her term was set to end. In a lette r to Portland city commissioners earlie rthis month, Marquis and commission member Ray Learh urged the council to help delau Metro’s vote on the MERC oversight matter.
Leary, Reynolds and three of the other four remaininy MERC commissions also sent Bragdonm a letterbacking Woolson. The letter came after Bragdom questioned the leadership of MERC General ManagerDavifd Woolson. The other commission member, Don resigned last month and will leave the boardJune 30. Reynolds’ resignatiojn takes effect June 30. Marquis’ takee effect July 15. The terma of Trotter and Reynolds would have expired at the end of 2009while Marquis' term was to expire at the end of 2010. The Metri Council plans to vote on the MERCmeasured — which would give Metro the authorityt to hire and fire the MERC general managet — at its July 9 meeting.
It was introducedx by councilors Rod Park andRex Burkholder, who also have concern s about Woolson’s performance. MERC oversees the Oregon Conventiomn Center, the Portland Center for the Performing Arts and the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center. Metro’s councilorx are mulling a $457 million budget for fiscal year 2009-2010. The regiona government serves 1.4 million people in the metropolitanb area’s 25 cities.