H'ville Lightning: Finance officer will report to board through treasurer, Playhouse president says

A change clarification to what Bill McKibbin, president of the Flat Rock Playhouse board, said at the Thursday Flat Rock Village Council meeting (as earlier reported):

A managing director-controller that the Flat Rock Playhouse plans to hire next year will report independently to the Playhouse Board of Trustees, Playhouse president Bill McKibbin said Saturday.

McKibbin responded to a headline and story in the Hendersonville Lightning Friday that said the finance officer would report to [Vincent Marini, producing artistic director,] and not the board. While the financial manager will report to Marini, he or she also reports to the board through the treasurer, Marini can't fire the financial manager without board approval, he added. During the deliberation of the Flat Rock Village Council before it voted to give the theater $100,000 on Thursday, Councilman Jimmy Chandler asked Playhouse president Bill McKibbin about the reporting arrangement.

The new financial officer will report to Marini, McKibbin said, and Marini reports to the board. He did not elaborate during the meeting. In an interview Saturday, McKibbin provided more details on the role and reporting arrangement of the financial officer, which the Board of Trustees is expected to ratify in its quarterly meeting today at the Flat Rock Playhouse....

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