Appointments made this morning, doubts and concerns already abounding by evening. Regional councilor Stefano Schirru of the Sardinia Alliance (Alleanza Sardegna) is targeting the post of administrative director of Arnas Brotzu, which has been awarded to retired Guardia di Finanza soldier Antonio Guerrieri (DG Maurizio Marcias has appointed Giorgio Carboni, former manager of the Medio Campidano Local Health Authority and author of an appeal to the President of the Republic against the appointment of commissioners by the Todde administration, to head the healthcare sector).
"National legislation is clear," Schirru explains: "Appointments must be made from regional lists of eligible candidates, following a public notice and selection process. The Region itself has also acknowledged the lack of national criteria required to establish regional lists, advocating for the application of transitional provisions that in no way justify shortcuts or arbitrary interpretations."
Yet, the opposition representative continues, " the selection process appears to have been neither announced nor carried out , and given this situation, there is reason to suspect that the administrative director, who has also retired, does not possess the requirements set forth by current legislation."
Schirru's doubts are further reinforced by the rule that allows the appointment of management positions to retired individuals, like Guerrieri, exclusively on a voluntary basis and for a term not exceeding two years. The appointment resolution, however, provides for a three-year term and makes no reference to voluntary service, exposing the administration to a concrete risk of unlawful actions, litigation, and further administrative instability.
The regional councilor asks: "What's happening in regional healthcare? Do we really think we can operate in a free-for-all, where rules can be circumvented and institutions are run without planning, accountability, or compliance? Citizens are paying the price for this chaos, with increasingly fragile services, growing inequalities, and endless waiting lists."
The Region issued a clarification this evening, calling Schirru's statements "senseless." Guerrieri's appointment and position are "fully compliant with the current regulatory framework."
At present, a statement explains, there is no regional list of suitable candidates for the position of administrative director in Sardinian healthcare companies, because the 2021 public notice that initiated the selection process was revoked by resolution of April 6, 2023, by the Solinas Administration itself.
The name was therefore chosen in compliance with the 2020 regional law, which, the Region points out, requires candidates to be under 65, hold a university degree, and have at least five years of proven managerial experience in the healthcare sector or seven years in other sectors, with managerial autonomy and direct responsibility for human, technical, or financial resources in the public and private sectors.
According to the Region, the cumulation of pension and income from employment is also legitimate . Antonio Guerrieri is a retired Guardia di Finanza officer with a disability pension. In this regard, the Region cites INPS regulations, which provide for "specific percentages of cumulation between pension and income from self-employment or employment."
(Unioneonline/E.Fr.)