The Miami Herald Editorial Board on the Homestead Housing Authority Meeting. By Geniusofdespair

Remember the Herald Editorial Board didn't know they ALSO voted to hold only 6 meetings a year (less sunshine) rather than 12 and that they had a land swap in the works, that only 1 Board Member knew about, when they crafted this Editorial. Still their opinion piece today agreed with my post of yesterday that the Homestead Housing Authority Board is dysfunctional:

"Wait a minute — the members of the Homestead Housing Authority’s board, save one woman taking her role as public servant seriously, would rather give the executive director a dubious $35,000 raise instead of spending $1,000 first to make sure there are no conflicts of interest involved?

Worse, they vote to prevent a board colleague from requesting a formal opinion from the agency’s attorney on the matter. And even worse than that, they want to deliberate in private, in the deep shade, in this the state of the Sunshine Law.

Meanwhile, you’ll need a PowerPoint flow chart to keep track of all the connectivity between the executive director, Oscar Hentschel, a member of the board, and an assortment of family members."

Problem is these kind of meetings go on every day. If someone wasn't there to ask the right questions -- Lois Jones -- you wouldn't be reading this. And the Lois Jones types are kicked off boards for being disruptive. You should have seen how the other members ganged up on her - especially Ian Iglesias who knew nothing and made the suggestion they negotiate the salary increase out-of-the-sunshine. He didn't even know what the housing agency did so he should have been a spectator his first meeting, but he was quick to attack Lois Jones at every turn, as if he had marching orders to do it. It was awful. The Herald said:

"...this much is clear: These board members are conflicted up to their ears."