{"id":54355,"date":"2025-01-18T09:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T17:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/valley-water-ceo-on-leave-amid-misconduct-complaint\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T17:14:08","slug":"valley-water-ceo-on-leave-amid-misconduct-complaint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/valley-water-ceo-on-leave-amid-misconduct-complaint\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley Water CEO on leave amid misconduct complaint"},"content":{"rendered":"
Valley Water CEO Rick Callender is on \u201cvoluntary leave\u201d after one of his employees filed a misconduct complaint against him, according to agency leaders. The region\u2019s largest water supplier is searching for an interim leader in Callender\u2019s absence through April 1. Richard Santos, a Valley Water board member and one of Callender\u2019s elected bosses, confirmed to San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight the agency is \u201cindependently investigating\u201d an employee\u2019s complaint against Callender. He said he doesn\u2019t know when the complaint was filed or the nature of the allegations. \u201cI don\u2019t know what it\u2019s about. It was a complaint against our CEO,\u201d Santos told…<\/p>\n