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Residents urge council to retain Inkster Housing staff amid appointment concerns
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the council to support the current Inkster Housing staff member (named in transcript as 'miss Wills'/'miss Wells'), arguing she improved operations and achieved a high HUD inspection score, and urged that appointments be based on qualifications rather than favoritism.
Several speakers used public comment time to urge the council to retain the current Inkster Housing staff member and to question appointment procedures used by the housing board.
One commenter praised the staff member’s performance and urged the council to allow her to interview for an open role; another, Kenneth Scott, said the agency scored its highest HUD fire inspection result during her tenure. "This woman does this job with passion," one speaker said. Kenneth Scott told the council the executive director had improved workplace inclusion and inspections and asked council members to ensure she is given an interview opportunity.
Other commenters argued that appointments should be made on professional qualifications and not personal preference, and the council discussed the limits of its appointing/removal authority for boards and commissions. Council members encouraged residents to address the housing board directly if they wanted personnel changes and noted past removals had occurred when commissioners refused to meet with the council.
