El Toro Reuse Group May Hire Executive Director in Airport Battle
The El Toro Reuse Planning Authority may hire an executive director to lead the group as it moves forward with a major study.
The group recently approved spending $1 million to study non-airport alternatives for the conversion of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station.
“Up until now, our group has been well managed by city staff volunteers,” said Chairman Richard Dixon, a Lake Forest councilman. “We just feel it is extremely important to have one individual devote full time to our efforts.”
The group is made up of City Council representatives from six South County cities and Irvine. Staff members from those cities provide administrative support on a voluntary basis.
Staff members are expected to report on ways the group could fill the position at a Sept. 8 meeting. Cost estimates are not yet available.
Hiring options could include asking one of the city volunteers to take a leave of absence to run the planning authority. The group could also hire one of the consultants picked Monday for the non-aviation plan to assume the director’s duties.
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