- I spoke with Mike Marten, Public Information Officer, at CHRB earlier this week about Roy Minami being place on administrative leave and his subsequent resignation. He said he was instructed by Ingrid Fermin to only reveal these two facts and that, as a personnel matter, nothing else can be disclosed according to "State Administrative Code".
I also spoke with very amiable and exceedingly professional Wendy Voss, CHRB Chief of Administration. She is researching my request as to which section of the State Administrative Code that the Board cites as justification to not disclose any other details about these mysterious happenings. As professional and amiable as she was on the phone, I have yet to hear from her, yet I am optimistic.
- Posting has been and will continue to be light as me and the lass (my Good Girl for blues aficionados) are on holiday in the Pacific Northwest. The city is alive as the Portland Blues Festival is in full swing, even as fellow TBAer and Portland resident Rubin over at Your Average Horseplayer has skipped town to meet up with Patrick at Pulling Hair for Monmouth delights.
- After getting our fill of the blues, we're headed to Seattle and hope to meet up with the fine gentlemen of Team Forster and some Emerald Downs action. I'm most interested in any plans Grant has for taking the Mile again this year with another 60-1 shot.
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The only time anything related to the term "administrative leave" appears in the California Regulations is:
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 5, s 80303: related to Education and Teachers
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 11, s 1005: related to Police Officers
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 17, s 57210: related to Public Health Officials
Yep, this is what I do for a living, how exciting.
And I should note that I flipped through the Horse racing section of the California Admin Code and by looking at section headings there is NO information given about how to handle the resignation of a member of the CHRB. Unless it was something that happened during some sort of special executive session, I bet you probably have access to the records through Sunshine laws.
Just back from a great trip to the East Coast, Monmouth Park, and hooking up with the World Famous, Patrick P. of Pulling Hair...
Maybe you could try a "public information request"...I think that is what it is called. It's what the media outlets use when they want informatoin released that government (usually) will try and NOT release.
Hope the 'fest was fun!!
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