St. John’s board of trustees approved Ms. Maples’ early retirement agreement, which included an eight-month consulting commitment in exchange for roughly $25,000 per month. Her total payments will reach almost $225,000 by the end of July, according to the report.
Hospital officials have said they have not needed Ms. Maples’ consulting services since she has left. Board President Michael Tennican said in the report that “if a need arises for her history or experience, she would be available.”
However, a former board member has called the compensation deal nothing short of a “golden parachute” for Ms. Maples, who returned to Illinois. Peter Moyer, a trustee who resigned from the board last September, said other members of the board pressured her to step down early and offered the consulting payouts in return.
“The golden parachute was totally improper,” Mr. Moyer said in last October, according to the report. “It was something concocted by the board to entice her to leave. To hang out eight or nine months of full pay when she’s going to be living in Illinois is not appropriate.” However, no other board members have corroborated Mr. Moyer’s claims, and other board members such as Mr. Tennican have called the consulting agreement an “insurance policy” for the hospital.
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