LOGAN — A Utah State University grievance committee did not agree about the termination of former Deputy Athletic Director Jerry Bovee, but USU’s Executive Vice President sided with the majority and upheld the decision, according to a newly released grievance committee decision obtained by Cache Valley Daily on Friday.
“I agree with and ratify the Committee’s decision that the University had adequate cause to terminate Mr. Bovee for his violations of USU Policy 340, and that the University did not violate USU Policy 311 or 399 in terminating Mr. Bovee,” wrote USU’s Provost, Executive Vice President Larry Smith in an Oct. 7 final decision.
On Oct. 17, Cache Valley Daily used the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) to request the initial grievance, the grievance committee’s findings, and the final report, ten days after the final decision was made. USU denied the public records request on the grounds that the records requested were private, or protected and also because “Mr. Bovee’s grievance hearing process is not yet complete.”…