7.24 18-2082 Subject: Oakland Housing Authority Board
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Anne E. Griffith, Lynette Jung Lee, And Mark J. Tortorich For Four-Year Terms, And Barbara Montgomery And Betty Lou-Wright For Two-Year Tenant Terms To The Oakland Housing Authority Board
I am saddened that this item is once again on the Consent Calendar. Ms. Hurd is being unfairly pushed out of the OHA Board and she never received an official notice from the Mayor. Ms. Hurd is the first tenant member of the OHA Board to be elected vice chair by her fellow board members. She was behind many forward thinking policies, some of which were nationally recognized. The OHA Board has no term limit, so the Mayor's stated reason for not renewing her commission makes no sense. Ms. Hurd's term at the OHA Board should be renewed.
I am saddened that this item is once again on the Consent Calendar. Ms. Hurd is being unfairly pushed out of the OHA Board and she never received an official notice from the Mayor. Ms. Hurd is the first tenant member of the OHA Board to be elected vice chair by her fellow board members. She was behind many forward thinking policies, some of which were nationally recognized. The OHA Board has no term limit, so the Mayor's stated reason for not renewing her commission makes no sense. Ms. Hurd's term at the OHA Board should be renewed.