Two dismissed employees who received $ 800,000 combined in legal settlements of the Los Angeles Homeless Service Authority had accused the executive director of the agency to hire the bakers for the main works, try to destroy records and be “extremely energetic” at a conference outside the State, according to the records published on Wednesday.
Emily Vaughn Henry, attached information director, said in a letter of liquidation demand in May 2024 that she was fired after expressing multiple complaints about VA Lecia Adams Kellum, the best executive of the agency of people without Homing, also ASO KNOWSA.
Kristina Dixon, formerly financial director of the agencies, characterized her termination last year part of a “witch hunt.” In his demand letter, sent to Lahsa in June 2024, his lawyer accused Adams Kellum or “hired the inexperienced key staff in critical positions simply because he worked with them before in their previous work.”
Lahsa officials “strongly denied the accusations” contained in the two letters of demand, saying in a statement that the agency “made a commercial decision to resolve these matters with advice from an external lawyer.”
Adams Kellum, in an interview on Wednesday, highlighted employees who were hired during their mandate, describing them as “highly qualified.” She refused to provide details about the two termination cases, instead of offering a broader evaluation of her management decisions.
“I come to Lahsa to try to improve it, and not apologize and put it on its way to improvement,” he said. “Difficult decisions had to be made. They had to pursue changes.”
Vaughn Henry’s lawyer made an opening request last year for a $ 3.5 million agreement, saying that a financial resolution would help the agency to avoid “long and expensive litigation.” That same lawyer made an initial sacrifice for Dixon to receive $ 1.5 million.
“There is already a high level of public and media interest in the last endings in Lahsa, and a public demand will undoubtedly have repercussions of scope for many city officials and the county,” the two letters affirm.
The Lahsa Board resolved the claims in March, agreeing to pay $ 450,000 to Dixon and $ 350,000 to Vaughn Henry. Lahsa paid $ 200,000 of the agreement, with insurance that covers the rest.
Laist first reported the liquidation demand letters, and the liquidation amounts, but with built key details. Under the continuous pressure of the point of sale of the public radio, Lahsa launched more complete versions of the demand cards on Wednesday with Feer Feer Estrays.
Among the claims just not present, Vaughn Henry claimed that Adams Kellum tried unsuccessfully to eliminate two emails sent by Mayor Karen Bass. Vaughn Henry also claimed that Adams Kellum, while attending a conference in Washington, DC, became “extremely unless and received a ‘back dancing’ from a female consultant who had just hired to do the job for Lahsa.
Lahsa, in a statement, said that no complaint was filed in relation to the issue of inappropriate behavior in Washington, DC Adams Kellum, duration of his interview, said the statements were not true.
“I didn’t do that,” he said. “And that is not the way I take Myelf as a professional.”
The release of letters at a tumultuous moment for Lahsa. The Los Angeles County Supervisors Board voted last month to withdraw more than $ 300 million from the agency, after harmful audits of its financial supervision. Days later, Adams Kellum announced that he would resign to his position, offering to stay for 120 days.
Now, with his starting immood, Adams Kellum has had to change with the accusations of employees who were fired from the agency more than a year ago.
Vaughn Henry, the former Data Management expert from Lahsa, accused Adams Kellum of asking him in October 2023 to eliminate two emails that Bass had sent him from his personal email account. Vaughn Henry said he refused and told Adams Kellum that the agency had a seven -year retention policy in all emails.
“Vaughn Henry believes [Adams] Kellum finally ended it in retaliation for refusing to violate the retention policy and eliminate the email of Mayor Bass, “says the claim.
Dixon, in his demand letter, said that Adams Kellum hired “Comfort” not qualified for high -level positions, including seven employees of the St. Joseph Center, the homeless people agency based in Venice Adams Kellum ranged from 202. The salts for $ 000 for $ 000 for $ 000 for $ 000 for $ 000 to $ 000 to $ 2022. Creation of the budget of a budget of $ 000.
Dixon said that his decision to challenge Adams Kellum’s hiring practices made it an objective for the “treatment and reprisals of the advertiser”, and ultimately its termination, according to the letter.
Adams Kellum said he asked that four of his colleagues from St. Joseph come with her to Lahsa when she was recruited by the agency in 2022. That agreement was approved by the Lahsa Board, she said.
“I knew when I came to Lahsa that we had a great job ahead,” he said. “And I didn’t think I had enough time to do it alone without a team that could help us succeed.”
Adams Kellum also said he did not request the elimination of any message from the mayor.
Clara Karger, a Bass spokeswoman, said in an email that the mayor has no “knowledge” of the accusation of elimination of Lahsa personnel.
