Ousted North Las Vegas City Manager Qiong Liu says she plans to attend Wednesday’s City Council meeting to defend herself against “baseless accusations” and an attempt to fire her from her position.

In a statement sent late Tuesday, Liu — who became city manager in 2014 and spent 13 years working for the city — said she appreciated numerous calls of support and suggested that city officials had a “personal vendetta” against her after she attempted to fire one of Mayor John Lee’s closest allies, Assistant City Manager Ryann Juden.

“It is very unfortunate that baseless accusations about my character and actions while serving as the City Manager are part of the City Council agenda for February 7, 2018,” she wrote. “They are not only false and vindictive, but also create a disruptive and divisive atmosphere for the City, its citizens, and employees. It appears to be, in my opinion, a personal vendetta towards me because of my recent decision to terminate the employment of one of my subordinate employees, which I believe was in the best interest of the City of North Las Vegas.”

Last week, city officials scheduled an agenda item to fire Liu after claiming that the defrocked city manager — who has been on paid leave since early January — attempted to retroactively increase her salary with explicit approval from the City Council.

Liu fired Juden in January citing the “wide-spread fear and damage he has brought to the organization,” but rescinded it a day later while reinstating Juden and announcing her retirement effective Feb. 9. The council appointed Juden, who has only a few years experience in municipal government, as acting city manager later in January in a unanimous vote.

Liu said she would attend Wednesday’s council meeting to “try to persuade the council to honor their previous commitment” for a smooth transition after her departure from city leadership.