HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners on Tuesday issued a statement regarding a settlement agreement that had been proposed, but that the board no longer is pursuing.

Commissioner Brian Hoover, the board’s secretary, read the statement, which appears here in its entirety.

“On behalf of the Board, I would like to begin by making a statement.

“Last year the Board began discussions with Carl Roe regarding whether he should continue as the executive director of the PGC. While we all respect Mr. Roe and appreciate he work he did for the PGC, we questioned whether he was the right individual to lead this agency forward.

“At Mr. Roe’s request, the Board entered into an agreement with him whereby he would receive a payment in exchange for not filing any potential claims he could have regarding the termination of his employment.

“The Board also took into account a variety of other factors and acted in what it believed to be the best interest of the PGC.

“We directed the PGC chief counsel to treat the agreement as any other contract and submit it to the Attorney General’s office and the Governor’s Office of Chief Counsel for review. It was during this process that the Governor’s office notified us that they would not process the agreement for payment. We have since notified the Governor’s office and Mr. Roe that the PGC will take no further steps toward finalizing the agreement.

“We regret the attention that this matter has received has distracted from the public appreciation of the unmatched work done by the PGC for the betterment of the state’s wildlife population and its sportsmen and women. And it is to that mission we stand committed.”