SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Officials at a public hospital district have come under fire after awarding the former CEO nearly $4 million in retirement payments in addition to his $150,000 annual pension after staffing was reduced by hundreds of people.
State Assemblyman Luis Alejo, D-Watsonville, called for an audit of the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare District, saying the retirement package for Samuel Downing was excessive and unconscionable.
Downing retired as CEO last week after more than 25 years as the district's top administrator.
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