At the board’s April 25 meeting, Board of Authority Chair and Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson updated the board on events leading up to the resignation of Joel Paulsen, former executive director.
Some of the board members, like John Strand and Dave Piepkorn questioned the decision making by Chair Person and Moorhead Mayor Shelly Carlson, who originally wanted to put Joel Paulsen on non-disciplinary, paid-administrative leave.
(Fargo, ND) Board members held a contested conversation at the Metro Flood Diversion Authority meeting on Thursday. Flood Diversion Board Chairwoman Shelly Carlson gave additional insights into why the former Executive Director suddenly resigned. According to Carlson, she approached then-Executive Director Joel Paulsen with concerns of interacting with contractors without