The head of Miami’s Downtown Development Authority has agreed to part ways with the public agency after its board placed her on leave and issued a final settlement offer following several acrimonious public meetings this summer described as a “kangaroo court.”
DDA Executive Director Christina Crespi has accepted an offer that includes 20 weeks’ pay with continued insurance coverage during that time in exchange for her departure and an agreement not to sue. With a salary of $275,000, Crespi’s payout amounts to about $100,000 before taxes, paid in biweekly installments during the five-month period. Crespi will not accrue vacation or sick pay during that time.
Crespi’s attorney emailed the signed agreement to the City Attorney’s Office on Monday, bringing a resolution to a turbulent era for the agency that found itself in the spotlight after its board chairman, Miami City Commissioner Ralph Rosado, pushed for Crespi’s removal and leveled allegations against her that included frequent absences, repeatedly accruing negative vacation time and potentially committing “time theft.”…