By JIM BUTLER

With all the back and forth over removal of two Greater Alexandria Economic Development Authority members, the appointment of a new executive director has been pushed to Page 2.

Angela Varnado, with 10 years on board, took the title on an “acting” basis on January 22, succeeding an ill Clifford Moller. The “acting” was dropped Feb. 14 at a special meeting of the board.

The chain of events leading to the transition unfolded the prior week.

On January 17 near the end of its regular meeting the board went into executive session to discuss something regarding someone.

Whether that was Moller, Varnado or Taylor Swift is known only by those privy to the closed talk.

On re-entering public session the board scheduled a Jan. 19 Executive Committee meeting as outlined, apparently, in GAEDA’s succession plan.

Presumably that plan stipulates the succession steps in such a manner that board meeting action is not required.

There is no readily apparent notice of a board meeting or agenda on the agency’s website.

Nor is there apparent posted notice of the committee meeting, its agenda or its minutes.

Nor is there notice of the Feb. 14 meeting, its agenda or its minutes.

Nor is there notice of a special meeting called for Feb. 24 or its agenda, a session subsequently cancelled.

State law requires public bodies with active web sites to post agency and committee meeting notices, their agenda and subsequent minutes.

All of those may be on GAEDA’s site but not readily apparent to a casual visitor.