RTD's CEO search draws board division over qualifications as agency offers up to $509K for the role
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Regional Transportation District is raising the base salary range for its CEO position to between $411,000 and $509,000 as it searches for a replacement for outgoing CEO Debra Johnson — even as the agency moves forward with roughly $20 million in cuts to bus…
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Regional Transportation District is raising the base salary range for its CEO position to between $411,000 and $509,000 as it searches for a replacement for outgoing CEO Debra Johnson — even as the agency moves forward with roughly $20 million in cuts to bus…
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