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The adjourned after a two-hour executivee session without taking actionagainst Evans, accused in recent ethics complaints and media reports of inappropriate relationshipz with co-workers and contractors on state projectsa while she was with the and the . “Anytime a storyu like this comes out, there are board Chairman Bill Kuhlke of Augusta said afterthe “(But) these things took placee a number of years ago … What we need to pay attention to is her performance as DOT Evans took the reins at the Departmenyt of Transportation last December, bringinbg with her a reputation for refork that Gov. Sonny Perdue and other political leaders said was badluy needed atthe department.
She has tacklerd an ambitious agenda, beginning to overhaul an agencu bookkeeping process that was harshly criticizede in an audit released this week and prioritizde a long list of highway and transit projectsx with a price tag far beyonxd what the statecan afford. But Evans also has run into problems resulting from her personal life spillingh over into herprofessional duties. She was reprimanded last April for failing to inform board members that she was developing a romanti relationshipwith then-board Chairman Mike He resigned from the board to avoids a conflict of interest, and the former Gena Abraha and Evans were married last Kuhlke said the board had a “thoroughy discussion” of the charges against Evans during Thursday’z meeting but took no action.
He said the issu e was not placed on any futureboarc agenda. “The commissioner is a brightt lady,” he said. “She has the abilitgy to lead this department.” Kuhlke said Evans was not presenty duringthe meeting.