Despite petitions from business owners and residents calling for his firing, Kraig Kojian will remain president and chief executive officer of the Downtown Long Beach Associates.
In a closed meeting to address the petitions Friday, the DLBA Board of Directors gave Kojian "a unanimous vote of confidence excepting one abstention," according to the three-page media release issued by the DLBA.
"We have a process in place to evaluate our President and CEO and after weighing all relevant aspects, we offered support for Mr. Kojian," DLBA Board Chair Jim Anderson said. "More specifically, we all agreed that Mr. Kojian's tasks and actions are directed by the Board and we must take the responsibility if there are concerns in the community."
Frustrated with what they say is a "dismissive" and "uncooperative" management style they allege hinders efforts to improve downtown, 32 business owners of the nearly 1,800 members and 80 residents have signed petitions calling for Kojian to be fired. The petitions were delivered by e-mail Tuesday.
The DLBA, which collects an assessment from members, represents about 1,400 businesses and 350 commercial real estate owners in the property-based improvement district covering 150 square blocks.
Read the entire DLBA board response to the petitions here.
DLBA Board gives its CEO Kraig Kojian "unanimous vote of confidence excepting one abstention"
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Paul Eakins reports on Long Beach City Hall, and local and regional
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