As the Social Development Commission works to reel in funding and restart anti-poverty services, it’s also dealing with board conflict. On Sept. 25, Commissioner Walter Lanier sent a memo to the SDC board requesting the board vote on removing the current board chair, Jorge Franco, from board leadership and from his position as interim CEO. He said the board is not accomplishing basic responsibilities, like approving meeting minutes, and is failing to elect representatives of the community to the board. Allegations of ‘mudslinging’Sulton said that Lanier is “mudslinging,” violating the agency’s bylaws and could face a vote of removal from the board. Sulton said Lanier is not active between board meetings, while Franco has given SDC a significant amount of time, resources and personal capital.