After more than a year-and-a-half at the job, Alicia Thompson is no longer the administrative officer at the Spokane Regional Health District.

Details behind the sudden dismissal are scarce, as the Board of Health approved a separation agreement and appointment of her interim replacements Thursday.

According to that agreement, Thompson was involuntarily placed on leave because of “concerns related to employee’s performance as administrative officer.”

As part of the separation agreement, Thompson was required to write an involuntary resignation letter. In return, she received six months severance pay, which amounts to $107,000.

In her resignation letter, Thompson said her dismissal was related to “performance concerns expressed by the Board of Health.”

The board did not make clear what

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