"Valley Water CEO Rick Callender is resigning effective March 1 after more than a year-long investigation into misconduct allegations by an employee, which one board director has said involves sexual harassment. The board of directors announced Callender's resignation at a special meeting Friday, but said nothing about the status of the misconduct probe or what they found. Officials have not disclosed the nature of the employee misconduct complaint."
"The board voted 6-1 - with Director Rebecca Eisenberg dissenting - to retain Callender as a "special advisor" to the board, with his current salary and benefits for a year. Callender was making more than $600,000 in total pay and benefits as of 2024, according to Transparent California. Valley Water will also reimburse Callender $65,000 in attorney fees."
""This will be the only statement I will be making," Estremera said at the meeting. "As CEO, Rick Callender led Valley Water through extraordinary operational and fiscal pressures, including the COVID 19 pandemic, inflationary constrants and complex regulatory demands of continuing to deliver measurable results to the community.""
Valley Water CEO Rick Callender will resign effective March 1 following a more than year-long investigation into employee misconduct allegations that have not been publicly detailed. The board voted 6-1, with one dissent, to retain Callender as a "special advisor" for one year while continuing his current salary and benefits. Valley Water will reimburse $65,000 for his attorney fees. Callender will retain access to his agency email but is barred from contacting staff or entering facilities without prior approval. Board Chair Tony Estremera publicly praised Callender's leadership through pandemic, inflation and regulatory pressures.
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