GLOVERSVILLE Gloversville Housing Authority Executive Director Amanda Ossenfort is out of that position, effective Thursday.
GHA Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Brenda Leitt on Thursday afternoon verified the departure, but declined to say whether Ossenfort was terminated or simply resigned on her own.
“She is no longer employed,” said Leitt.
She said she had no other details to relate about her departure at this time, including who will be doing the GHA’s day-to-day duties now until a replacement is found. She said she “couldn’t say” who was administering the authority currently.
Leitt did say that the GHA Board of Commissioners will conduct an emergency meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the authority office at Dubois Garden Apartments. She said the meeting will be mostly a closed-door, executive session.
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GLOVERSVILLE The Gloversville Housing Authority has implemented new policies and procedures in recent weeks to address residents’ concerns surrounding coronavirus health safety measures.
Residents of the senior towers raised health safety concerns to the GHA Board of Commissioners in October citing a lack of common protections against the coronavirus in their buildings, despite the housing authority’s receipt of multiple rounds of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Public housing authorities across the country in the spring and summer were provided CARES Act funding “to prepare for, prevent and respond to the coronavirus outbreak.” The GHA received $27,746 in May and $34,143 in August.