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   The Clark County Public Administrator’s office has been mired in   
   turmoil and internal dissension over the past two years, with   
   allegations of emotional stress, bullying and favoritism leading   
   to secret videotaping of the boss and a co-worker outside the   
   office.   
      
   A half-dozen current and former employees interviewed by the   
   Review-Journal are alleging the hostile work environment was   
   fueled by the elected administrator of the office, Robert   
   Telles, carrying on an “inappropriate relationship” with a   
   staffer that has harmed the office’s ability to deal with the   
   public in overseeing the estates of those who have died.   
      
   The staffer, Roberta Lee-Kennett, 45, has acted in some cases as   
   an office supervisor beyond her assigned duties as one of   
   several estate coordinators because of her favored status with   
   Telles, the employees said.   
      
   Because of the brewing animosity, the top supervisor under   
   Telles, Rita Reid, decided to run against him in this year’s   
   Democratic primary. And several employees took the bold step of   
   secretly videotaping Telles and Lee-Kennett meeting in the back   
   seat of her car at a parking garage to show proof of the   
   relationship. One employee filed a retaliation complaint with   
   the county against Telles on May 9, records show.   
      
   Both Lee-Kennett and Telles, 45, an attorney, strongly denied   
   having any kind of improper relationship but acknowledged that   
   they have become friends. Telles said he has relied on Lee-   
   Kennett’s support while making office improvements resisted by   
   employees from the previous administration. Both are married.   
      
   Telles blames “a handful of old-timers” for exaggerating the   
   extent of the relationship and falsely claiming that he has been   
   mistreating them. He said they have filed complaints against him   
   with the county in the past that were not substantiated, and he   
   questioned the timing of the latest accusations as he seeks a   
   second term in office.   
      
   “They are unhappy with the way the office has been taken out of   
   their control,” Telles said. “All my new employees are super-   
   happy and everyone’s productive and doing well. We’ve almost   
   doubled the productivity in the office.”   
      
   The office tension was felt during a recent visit, as employees   
   loyal to Telles explained there are two factions — one group of   
   mostly new workers hired by Telles and the other group with ties   
   to former Public Administrator John Cahill, who retired in   
   January 2019 after 12 years.   
      
   Cahill, who endorsed Telles in 2018, is now backing Reid and   
   voicing concerns about the well-being of the workers.   
      
   The office has eight-full time employees, three part-time   
   support staffers, and roughly 15 part-time investigators who   
   spend most of their days in the field. When someone dies and   
   there are no immediate family members to deal with the estate,   
   the office takes possession of the property and investigators   
   attempt to locate relatives so the property can be turned over   
   to them.   
      
   Emotional stress claims   
      
   Members of the warring office factions say they have suffered   
   emotional stress, which in some cases has impaired their   
   physical health.   
      
   Assistant Public Administrator Reid includes herself among those   
   affected by the upheaval.   
      
   Reid, who has worked at the office for 15 years, said she jumped   
   into the race knowing she faces an uphill primary battle with   
   Telles on June 14. Her office is right next to his in the   
   building at 515 Shadow Lane.   
      
   “I came to this decision not very easily because it affects my   
   life dramatically,” Reid said. “But I want to do whatever I can   
   to let the voters know that this is not the right man to be in   
   charge of any department.”   
      
   “We’re always on guard, and we’re always under stress. All of   
   the people in this office deserve to be treated with respect and   
   dignity, and the people we serve deserve to be treated with   
   respect and dignity.”   
      
   Holdover staffers said they secretly videotaped Telles and Lee-   
   Kennett after work several times slipping into the back seat of   
   her Nissan Rogue earlier this year in the shadows of a high-rise   
   mall parking garage.   
      
   The staffers said they recorded the clandestine meetings to   
   offer proof to county officials of the office-dividing   
   relationship. The Review-Journal has obtained and viewed videos   
   of the meetings.   
      
   “This is unacceptable, disgusting behavior for a public   
      
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