Metra CEO Alex Clifford resigned Friday, agreeing to take a $442, 237 buyout for the eight months left on his contract with the transit company, the Sun-Times reported. The resignation comes after months of fighting between Clifford and Metra Chairman Brad O'Halloran over "who's in charge." Metra is temporarily being headed by two executive staff members.
"The board believes it is critical that Metra moves in a new direction, one built on finding a new consensus in Springfield and Washington to develop new resources to service our passengers,’’ said O’Halloran in a statement. The Sun-Times states that O'Halloran could not be reached for comment concerning the alleged power struggle between Clifford and himself.
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