AACOG head retires amid allegations of โhostile work environmentโ
The AACOG board voted without opposition to accept besieged Executive Director Diane Rath's resignation Wednesday morning following a closed door discussion and public comments from a half-dozen former employees who slammed her performance leading AACOG since 2014.
Head of AACOG placed on leave amid investigation
Board members were notified Friday that Executive Director Diane Rath had been placed on leave, pending an investigation. KSAT was unable to immediately determine what the specific complaints were, though one board member said theyโd also been notified on Sept. 29 about an anonymous complaint from employees.
Requests for coronavirus grant funds far outweigh availability, records show
SAN ANTONIO Requests from local governments for coronavirus relief funds greatly exceed the amount of money that will be made available to the region, which includes San Antonio and Bexar County, records from the Office of the Governor confirmed on Wednesday. Entities belonging to the Alamo Area Council of Governments, or AACOG, have requested more than $4.1 million in coronavirus relief funds through the states Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program. Requests exceeding available funds likely means that entities will receive only a portion of the funds requested to help offset budget issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff. An official with the Public Safety Office previously said the coronavirus relief funds would not be dispersed until after the June 15 deadline and after applications had gone through several layers of review.