The director of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been placed on administrative leave as the agency’s 15-member board searches for her replacement and reckons with what’s been described as a dysfunctional and hostile environment.
On Wednesday, Miami DDA board members voted unanimously to place agency CEO and Executive Director Christina Crespi on administrative leave for a month while she negotiates an exit package with the City Attorney’s Office.
The charged meeting prompted a scolding from board member Vicki Lopez, who described the situation as a “kangaroo court” and said it was “disturbing” to see board members acting as a “de facto” human resources department…