Under intense pressure from children’s advocates and funders, the Broward House HIV service agency has called an emergency meeting for Friday afternoon to decide the fate of the group’s CEO — a man repeatedly accused of making improper advances toward children.

On the hot seat is Michael McGuigan. The veteran administrator was promoted in September to president and chief executive officer of Broward House, which is the county’s oldest and largest HIV and AIDs service center, and serves more than 6,000 men, women and children with the AIDS virus, as well as those in need of drug treatment.

On Thursday, Broward House board members were given a harsh warning by administrators of the Florida Department of Children & Families, which provides the agency $663,762 yearly to serve 1,750 adults. The message: Suspend or remove the new leader, or the state dollars are “in immediate jeopardy,” sources told The Miami Herald.

“We have deep concerns about the change in leadership at Broward House,” said Joe Follick, DCF’s spokesman in Tallahassee. “We are considering all options to protect the public’s trust, including a full review of our contractual relationship.”

Since at least 2000, allegations involving sexual abuse or improper advances toward children have swirled around McGuigan, who was the subject of a front-page story in The Miami Herald Saturday.

In recent days, two members of the Broward House board of directors resigned as the majority of the board has refused to remove McGuigan.

Cindy Kohn, who represents the Memorial Healthcare System, resigned her post, said Kerting Baldwin, a Memorial spokeswoman. Memorial operates Memorial Regional Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, both in Hollywood, as well as other facilities in south Broward. The board member who represents Broward Health (formerly the North Broward Hospital District) also has resigned, said Sam Goren, a Fort Lauderdale attorney who represents the agency. Broward Health administrators also have declined to discuss McGuigan or the resignation of Charlotte Mather-Taylor, who is the director of the Ann Storck Center for disabled children, and Broward Health’s representative on the board.

McGuigan’s fate also will be discussed next Tuesday at a meeting of the Broward County Commission, which contributes to Broward House’s $11 million budget.

County Commissioner Lois Wexler, who served on the Broward School Board before being elected to the commission, said she requested the discussion, and has asked administrators whether the county has authority to withdraw federal dollars the county directs to Broward House, or any other funds. When she served on the school board, with authority over hiring and firing decisions involving those who came in contact with children, Wexler said she had a simple rule: “When in doubt, throw them out.”

“I do not approve.” Wexler said of Broward House’s actions. “Even at its best, it’s really bad judgment on the part of the board of directors.”

Broward House board members had agreed to meet Friday at their main offices in Fort Lauderdale. But by Thursday afternoon, the meeting had been moved to a “private home,” said board member Dean Trantalis, a Wilton Manors attorney and former Fort Lauderdale city commissioner. Trantalis said the meeting is not open to the public, and board members agreed not to disclose the location.