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Emails reveal that North Idaho College attorney Art Macomber and trustees Greg McKenzie, Todd Banducci and Mike Waggoner used personal email addresses to secretly prepare for the public meetings where the board majority hired Macomber and ousted NIC President Nick Swayne.
Emails reveal that North Idaho College attorney Art Macomber and trustees Greg McKenzie, Todd Banducci and Mike Waggoner used personal email addresses to secretly prepare for the public meetings where the board majority hired Macomber and ousted NIC President Nick Swayne.
In a response letter to the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, North Idaho College acknowledged its trustees’ decisions have been disruptive for the college and its community, and asked NWCCU not to strip the school’s accreditation.
A court hearing Friday morning revealed that North Idaho College attorney Art Macomber appears to have widened the scope of his investigation into Nick Swayne’s employment agreement. The new details emerged while Judge Cynthia Meyer heard arguments as to whether she should undo her order that restored Swayne to his position as active president while his lawsuit seeking permanent reinstatement proceeds.
An email from North Idaho College President Nick Swayne indicates that Greg South, the interim president now on administrative leave, altered the contract of a temporary employee to add a $40,000 exit bonus after that employee had already resigned.