Boston Arts Center Cleared in CEO-Bonus Investigation
December 6, 2007 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Boston attorney general’s office will drop an investigation into the $1.2-million bonus that the Citi Performing Arts Center recently paid its chief executive, reports The Boston Globe.
Josiah A. Spaulding Jr. received the bonus, despite budget shortfalls that forced the group to cut popular programs, such as free performances of Shakespeare in a city park. The center was also paying Mr. Spaulding’s wife, Joyce Spinney, $37,953 to be its part-time Web master.
The attorney general’s office found the center did nothing illegal or untoward in making those payments. However, it emphasized that it could judge only the legality of the group’s decisions, not the group’s business acumen.
The office also recommended the center shore up areas it described as “weaknesses and lapses,” including setting clear performance criteria for Mr. Spaulding and conducting regular reviews of his wife’s work.
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