JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The first JEA board member nominated and reappointed following the fallout of the Aaron Zahn scandal is resigning.
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Bobby Stein was reappointed in Feb. 2023 after Zahn was indicted in Mar. 2022. Zahn was indicted on federal charges of conspiracy and wire fraud.
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JEA confirmed with Action News Jax’s Ben Becker that Stein is expected to announce his resignation at Tuesday’s board meeting.
His current term expires at the end of February and will not seek a reappointment.
The board selection process was changed in 2020 to split appointments between the council and mayor’s office after the failed sale of the utility in 2019.
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There’s no indication why he is stepping away and who will replace him
In December, the State Attorney’s Office concluded Stein and other board members did not commit Sunshine Law violations surrounding the hiring of current CEO Vickie Cavey. This is despite an Office of Inspector General report that said the board needed better training.
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