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Public commenter urges council to investigate prolonged acting appointment of building and housing director

5505225 · July 29, 2025
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Summary

A public commenter told Harrisburg City Council the interim appointment of Gloria Martin Roberts to lead the Department of Building and Housing Development has exceeded statutory time limits and urged the council to investigate, seek sworn statements and refer the matter to state authorities.

A public commenter at the July 29 Harrisburg City Council meeting urged council members to investigate what the speaker described as an unlawful extended acting appointment of Gloria Martin Roberts as interim director of the Department of Building and Housing Development.

The commenter, who did not provide a name on the record, told council that "for more than 420 days, Miss Gloria Martin Roberts has served as interim department of interim director of the Department of Building and Housing Development, directly contravening Harrisburg Administrative…

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