It will take new board members a long time to familiarize themselves with the issues and with Children Services operations, he said. He said that he and most of the board members are willing to consider any request by the commissioners to help Children Services. But they won't be involved with the agency if they're not asked, he said. Commissioner Mike Fox, who often clashed with Mr. Cottrell on agency policies, said having a lot of new board members won't pose a serious problem. But we don't want someone on the board engaged in trench warfare, fighting the changes we want.
Board members receive no pay.
There were three vacancies on the 11-member board when the commissioners asked for all the remaining members' resignations earlier this month. Ms. Hacker and Judy Shelton resigned soon after receiving the request. But the other six board members waited until a sometimes-contentious Jan. 13 meeting with the commissioners before resigning. The commissioners expect to appoint new board members within the next month. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.