CEO caught living in ARHA housing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve worked in public housing and tax-exempt financing/public finance for 20+ years. an executive director of a housing authority would be barred from living in a section 8 unit of that housing authority under HUD regulations because of conflicts of interest (term of art). He would be receiving a direct financial interest (free or reduced rent) by living in such unit that is controlled by ARHA over which he has direct decision and policy making power. This also applies to his immediate family members. It’s not even questionable or a grey area.

Technically he could get a waiver directly from HUD but I have never heard of them granting one because the standard of proof is so high. He would have to prove there is no practical alternative to living there and that his conflict of interest is disclosed and properly managed. There is zero chance there was no practical alternative, given the availability of other rentals in the area and his income level. So no.

But we all know that he has made sure his non immediate family members get this nice townhome!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now 8 out of the 9 commissioners resigned today. WITW!?!

https://www.alxnow.com/2025/10/14/eight-arha-commissioners-resign-forcing-emergency-city-council-meeting/

I suppose we should see where they are living.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now 8 out of the 9 commissioners resigned today. WITW!?!

https://www.alxnow.com/2025/10/14/eight-arha-commissioners-resign-forcing-emergency-city-council-meeting/

I suppose we should see where they are living.

I see Willie Bailey is caught up in this. I hate to see that. He has been a good dude for the two decades I've known him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now 8 out of the 9 commissioners resigned today. WITW!?!

https://www.alxnow.com/2025/10/14/eight-arha-commissioners-resign-forcing-emergency-city-council-meeting/

I suppose we should see where they are living.

Re-read the article if you haven’t read it already. It was updated with much more details that make the city council and mayor look horrible, not the ARHA commissioners.

This probably should be its own thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now 8 out of the 9 commissioners resigned today. WITW!?!

https://www.alxnow.com/2025/10/14/eight-arha-commissioners-resign-forcing-emergency-city-council-meeting/

I suppose we should see where they are living.

Re-read the article if you haven’t read it already. It was updated with much more details that make the city council and mayor look horrible, not the ARHA commissioners.

This probably should be its own thread.

Yeah, I read the update. Apparently, the board believes it is not beholden to respond to anyone. They are a sovereign government entity that cannot be questioned or examined.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now 8 out of the 9 commissioners resigned today. WITW!?!

https://www.alxnow.com/2025/10/14/eight-arha-commissioners-resign-forcing-emergency-city-council-meeting/

I suppose we should see where they are living.

Re-read the article if you haven’t read it already. It was updated with much more details that make the city council and mayor look horrible, not the ARHA commissioners.

This probably should be its own thread.

Yeah, I read the update. Apparently, the board believes it is not beholden to respond to anyone. They are a sovereign government entity that cannot be questioned or examined.

.

What? You make no sense. Did you use AI to write your post?

Several members of the board tried to resign in September because they felt the city council and mayor wouldn’t work in good faith with them. Mayor pleaded with them to not resign so they stayed. Then the city council refused to meet further with the board which odd.

The board did everything the city council asked. They’re unpaid, part time community volunteers. They are not responsible or control the daily operations of ARHA. They help select policy. This reeks of the city council and mayor throwing these regular people under the bus as scapegoats for ARHAs problems.

[Anonymous]

This just more and more bizarre.

Last night the council appointed 6 boot licking loyalists to replace those fired. None of them have any housing experience. No LITC, no property managemnet, no facilitity management, nothing related to housing.My 11 year old son knows more about housing than these people.

What the hell is going on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now 8 out of the 9 commissioners resigned today. WITW!?!

https://www.alxnow.com/2025/10/14/eight-arha-commissioners-resign-forcing-emergency-city-council-meeting/

I suppose we should see where they are living.

Re-read the article if you haven’t read it already. It was updated with much more details that make the city council and mayor look horrible, not the ARHA commissioners.

This probably should be its own thread.

Yeah, I read the update. Apparently, the board believes it is not beholden to respond to anyone. They are a sovereign government entity that cannot be questioned or examined.

.

What? You make no sense. Did you use AI to write your post?

Several members of the board tried to resign in September because they felt the city council and mayor wouldn’t work in good faith with them. Mayor pleaded with them to not resign so they stayed. Then the city council refused to meet further with the board which odd.

The board did everything the city council asked. They’re unpaid, part time community volunteers. They are not responsible or control the daily operations of ARHA. They help select policy. This reeks of the city council and mayor throwing these regular people under the bus as scapegoats for ARHAs problems.

Why is a FOIA necessary from one government organization that fiuds the other:

City Council submitted multiple Freedom of Information Act requests seeking Johnson’s employment contract, correspondence related to employee occupancy of ARHA units, and communications with HUD regarding the matter.

Why isn't that public information already?

[Anonymous]

I’d definitely like a FOIA request on mayor and city council communications from August until now re ARHA as well.

The board of ARHA is not like a board of a large corporation. It’s basically an advisory board made up of part-time, volunteers from the community who live in Alexandria. They are not responsible for the daily operations or management of ARHA and its properties.

For example, Willie Bailey, Sr., an “Alexandria living legend” and a fire captain and professional firefighter. He was one of the commissioners who resigned. It’s regular people like this who volunteer who are getting thrown under the bus.

ARHA got caught with the CEO living in a Section 8 unit. Then more news came out re the living conditions of the senior development after it came under new management. This isn’t the board’s responsibility. It’s literally ARHA and their staff’s responsibility. Mayor and city council are looking for people to blame IMO and this is being handled very poorly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d definitely like a FOIA request on mayor and city council communications from August until now re ARHA as well.

The board of ARHA is not like a board of a large corporation. It’s basically an advisory board made up of part-time, volunteers from the community who live in Alexandria. They are not responsible for the daily operations or management of ARHA and its properties.

For example, Willie Bailey, Sr., an “Alexandria living legend” and a fire captain and professional firefighter. He was one of the commissioners who resigned. It’s regular people like this who volunteer who are getting thrown under the bus.

ARHA got caught with the CEO living in a Section 8 unit. Then more news came out re the living conditions of the senior development after it came under new management. This isn’t the board’s responsibility. It’s literally ARHA and their staff’s responsibility. Mayor and city council are looking for people to blame IMO and this is being handled very poorly.

From ARHA's website:

The ARHA Board of Commissioners provides policy guidance and oversight of the agency’s programs, operations and activities.

Doesn't seem like a lot of oversight was happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d definitely like a FOIA request on mayor and city council communications from August until now re ARHA as well.

The board of ARHA is not like a board of a large corporation. It’s basically an advisory board made up of part-time, volunteers from the community who live in Alexandria. They are not responsible for the daily operations or management of ARHA and its properties.

For example, Willie Bailey, Sr., an “Alexandria living legend” and a fire captain and professional firefighter. He was one of the commissioners who resigned. It’s regular people like this who volunteer who are getting thrown under the bus.

ARHA got caught with the CEO living in a Section 8 unit. Then more news came out re the living conditions of the senior development after it came under new management. This isn’t the board’s responsibility. It’s literally ARHA and their staff’s responsibility. Mayor and city council are looking for people to blame IMO and this is being handled very poorly.

From ARHA's website:

The ARHA Board of Commissioners provides policy guidance and oversight of the agency’s programs, operations and activities.

Doesn't seem like a lot of oversight was happening.

Read the bylaws. The CEO of ARHA is responsible for ALL financial, administrative and personnel matters of ARHA.

And do you know what oversight means in this context? It is not micromanaging or governance. Have you ever been on one of these kinds of advisory boards? Or are you just pulling up rage bait stuff because you don’t understand and you’re upset how much the CEO was getting paid (no, I don’t love that either)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d definitely like a FOIA request on mayor and city council communications from August until now re ARHA as well.

The board of ARHA is not like a board of a large corporation. It’s basically an advisory board made up of part-time, volunteers from the community who live in Alexandria. They are not responsible for the daily operations or management of ARHA and its properties.

For example, Willie Bailey, Sr., an “Alexandria living legend” and a fire captain and professional firefighter. He was one of the commissioners who resigned. It’s regular people like this who volunteer who are getting thrown under the bus.

ARHA got caught with the CEO living in a Section 8 unit. Then more news came out re the living conditions of the senior development after it came under new management. This isn’t the board’s responsibility. It’s literally ARHA and their staff’s responsibility. Mayor and city council are looking for people to blame IMO and this is being handled very poorly.

From ARHA's website:

The ARHA Board of Commissioners provides policy guidance and oversight of the agency’s programs, operations and activities.

Doesn't seem like a lot of oversight was happening.

Read the bylaws. The CEO of ARHA is responsible for ALL financial, administrative and personnel matters of ARHA.

And do you know what oversight means in this context? It is not micromanaging or governance. Have you ever been on one of these kinds of advisory boards? Or are you just pulling up rage bait stuff because you don’t understand and you’re upset how much the CEO was getting paid (no, I don’t love that either)?

How much was the CEO being paid? No one knows.

Reading through the minutes of the board meetings it seems like the board was far more than advisory. Read the January 2025 minutes from https://www.arha.us/board-books particularly the bit about creating new bank accounts and who approved the resolution. It was not purely advisory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d definitely like a FOIA request on mayor and city council communications from August until now re ARHA as well.

The board of ARHA is not like a board of a large corporation. It’s basically an advisory board made up of part-time, volunteers from the community who live in Alexandria. They are not responsible for the daily operations or management of ARHA and its properties.

For example, Willie Bailey, Sr., an “Alexandria living legend” and a fire captain and professional firefighter. He was one of the commissioners who resigned. It’s regular people like this who volunteer who are getting thrown under the bus.

ARHA got caught with the CEO living in a Section 8 unit. Then more news came out re the living conditions of the senior development after it came under new management. This isn’t the board’s responsibility. It’s literally ARHA and their staff’s responsibility. Mayor and city council are looking for people to blame IMO and this is being handled very poorly.

From ARHA's website:

The ARHA Board of Commissioners provides policy guidance and oversight of the agency’s programs, operations and activities.

Doesn't seem like a lot of oversight was happening.

Read the bylaws. The CEO of ARHA is responsible for ALL financial, administrative and personnel matters of ARHA.

And do you know what oversight means in this context? It is not micromanaging or governance. Have you ever been on one of these kinds of advisory boards? Or are you just pulling up rage bait stuff because you don’t understand and you’re upset how much the CEO was getting paid (no, I don’t love that either)?

How much was the CEO being paid? No one knows.

Reading through the minutes of the board meetings it seems like the board was far more than advisory. Read the January 2025 minutes from https://www.arha.us/board-books particularly the bit about creating new bank accounts and who approved the resolution. It was not purely advisory.

His salary was $305,000. This has been reported multiple times.

Imagine pissing that away because you wanted to skimp 2000 a month on rent.

What a moron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d definitely like a FOIA request on mayor and city council communications from August until now re ARHA as well.

The board of ARHA is not like a board of a large corporation. It’s basically an advisory board made up of part-time, volunteers from the community who live in Alexandria. They are not responsible for the daily operations or management of ARHA and its properties.

For example, Willie Bailey, Sr., an “Alexandria living legend” and a fire captain and professional firefighter. He was one of the commissioners who resigned. It’s regular people like this who volunteer who are getting thrown under the bus.

ARHA got caught with the CEO living in a Section 8 unit. Then more news came out re the living conditions of the senior development after it came under new management. This isn’t the board’s responsibility. It’s literally ARHA and their staff’s responsibility. Mayor and city council are looking for people to blame IMO and this is being handled very poorly.

From ARHA's website:

The ARHA Board of Commissioners provides policy guidance and oversight of the agency’s programs, operations and activities.

Doesn't seem like a lot of oversight was happening.

Read the bylaws. The CEO of ARHA is responsible for ALL financial, administrative and personnel matters of ARHA.

And do you know what oversight means in this context? It is not micromanaging or governance. Have you ever been on one of these kinds of advisory boards? Or are you just pulling up rage bait stuff because you don’t understand and you’re upset how much the CEO was getting paid (no, I don’t love that either)?

How much was the CEO being paid? No one knows.

Reading through the minutes of the board meetings it seems like the board was far more than advisory. Read the January 2025 minutes from https://www.arha.us/board-books particularly the bit about creating new bank accounts and who approved the resolution. It was not purely advisory.

His salary was $305,000. This has been reported multiple times.

Imagine pissing that away because you wanted to skimp 2000 a month on rent.

What a moron.

I want to see the termination clause.

[Anonymous]

This is so dysfunctional. How did he get away with it for so long?