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>WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES....way to go Stan

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Posted by ONE DAY LATER STAN EASON SINGS A DIFFERENT TUNE on March 20, 2004 at 15:26:57:

In Reply to: Housing boss is barred from Jersey City office posted by JCHA brass seeing HUD in Newark today on March 19, 2004 at 10:47:00:

Haynes named as housing chief

Cunningham says he wants Washington out

Saturday, March 20, 2004

By Earl Morgan
Journal staff writer

Ervin Haynes, the director of Jersey City's Office of Management Review, will take over as interim executive director of the Jersey City Housing Authority. He replaces E. Troy Washington, who is on suspension from the post, according to a spokesman for Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham.

Stan Eason, Cunningham's communications director, said the mayor wants Washington out of the position.

"The (Jersey City Housing Authority) board wants to suspend Washington, but mayor wants him to step down," Eason said.

Arthur Williams, chairman of the JCHA, took the drastic step of changing the locks at the agency's headquarters Thursday to deny Washington access to the building. That was only one of a number of actions taken to restrict Washington's authority.

While Williams was not available for comment yesterday, Eason confirmed that the mayor and Deputy Mayor Eugene Drayton, along with Williams and other JCHA board members, attended a meeting at the offices of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Newark yesterday to discuss the situation at the JCHA and decide who will head the agency during Washington's absence.

HUD provides most of the funding for municipal housing authorities in the country.

Eason said Haynes was tapped to serve as JCHA interim executive director because of his experience as a former director of the city's Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce. He also was an administrator in the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency.

Washington is traveling abroad, in Cuba, according to several board sources, and was unavailable for comment yesterday.

But the suspended director has been in the news ever since leaving his former post as executive director of the Hoboken Housing Authority to take the same position in Jersey City on Jan. 16.

On his first day as JCHA director, Washington fired Sandra Robertson, a 23-year JCHA employee who was deputy executive director of management and operations.

Robertson said she was told she was fired for reasons of "economy and efficiency."

On Thursday, the JCHA board approved a resolution by phone vote to rehire Robertson.

A few days after Robertson's ouster, Washington also terminated another employee, Maynard Banks, the agency's director of management information who had 10 years on the job.

Under its former executive director, Robert Rigby, the JCHA enjoyed a reputation with HUD officials as being one of the nation's best run housing authorities.

Ironically, Rigby, who died nearly a year ago, recommended to Cunningham that either Banks or Maria Maio, another deputy director who left the JCHA shortly after Washington arrived, be his replacement.

Almost simultaneous with Washington's appointment in Jersey City, Robert DiVincent, who became the interim executive director of the Hoboken's Housing Authority after Washington's departure, announced that he had found a number of deficiencies in the authority's $10 million budget.

During an HHA meeting two weeks ago, DiVincent said there was a $3.6 million budget deficit. Several days later, HUD officials announced that the report was being sent to the agency's inspector general "for review."

Meanwhile, in Jersey City, Washington was raising eyebrows with what one source called "his management style."

Members of the JCHA board also seemed miffed that Washington took off from work without advising them of his absence and without leaving anyone in charge of the agency while he was gone.

The problems prompted the JCHA board to issue yesterday a number of directives and resolutions, all aimed at curtailing Washington's authority. Among them was an order to temporarily suspend the 12 employees who came to Jersey City from the HHA with Washington until background checks and physical examinations are done on each.

The board also fired James Scott, the former interim executive director of the JCHA who served until Washington took over. Scott continued to work for the agency as a $2,200-a-week consultant.

Washington's authority to hire and fire was also rescinded by a board resolution adopted in a telephone vote.

The board has also directed Washington to:

Report on all surplus funds expended since Dec. 1, 2003.

Furnish a list of all purchase orders executed by Washington since Dec. 1, 2003.

Report on the newly created chief of security position held by employee Al Thomas.

Furnish information and details on nature and scope of surveillance of any JCHA employees or others undertaken by Thomas.

Provide a report detailing "the purpose and basis for the executive director and the director of security to secure firearms carry permits."

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: Haynes named as housing chief

: Cunningham says he wants Washington out

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: Saturday, March 20, 2004

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: By Earl Morgan
: Journal staff writer

: Ervin Haynes, the director of Jersey City's Office of Management Review, will take over as interim executive director of the Jersey City Housing Authority. He replaces E. Troy Washington, who is on suspension from the post, according to a spokesman for Mayor Glenn D. Cunningham.

: Stan Eason, Cunningham's communications director, said the mayor wants Washington out of the position.

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: "The (Jersey City Housing Authority) board wants to suspend Washington, but mayor wants him to step down," Eason said.

: Arthur Williams, chairman of the JCHA, took the drastic step of changing the locks at the agency's headquarters Thursday to deny Washington access to the building. That was only one of a number of actions taken to restrict Washington's authority.

: While Williams was not available for comment yesterday, Eason confirmed that the mayor and Deputy Mayor Eugene Drayton, along with Williams and other JCHA board members, attended a meeting at the offices of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Newark yesterday to discuss the situation at the JCHA and decide who will head the agency during Washington's absence.

: HUD provides most of the funding for municipal housing authorities in the country.

: Eason said Haynes was tapped to serve as JCHA interim executive director because of his experience as a former director of the city's Department of Housing, Economic Development and Commerce. He also was an administrator in the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency.

: Washington is traveling abroad, in Cuba, according to several board sources, and was unavailable for comment yesterday.

: But the suspended director has been in the news ever since leaving his former post as executive director of the Hoboken Housing Authority to take the same position in Jersey City on Jan. 16.

: On his first day as JCHA director, Washington fired Sandra Robertson, a 23-year JCHA employee who was deputy executive director of management and operations.

: Robertson said she was told she was fired for reasons of "economy and efficiency."

: On Thursday, the JCHA board approved a resolution by phone vote to rehire Robertson.

: A few days after Robertson's ouster, Washington also terminated another employee, Maynard Banks, the agency's director of management information who had 10 years on the job.

: Under its former executive director, Robert Rigby, the JCHA enjoyed a reputation with HUD officials as being one of the nation's best run housing authorities.

: Ironically, Rigby, who died nearly a year ago, recommended to Cunningham that either Banks or Maria Maio, another deputy director who left the JCHA shortly after Washington arrived, be his replacement.

: Almost simultaneous with Washington's appointment in Jersey City, Robert DiVincent, who became the interim executive director of the Hoboken's Housing Authority after Washington's departure, announced that he had found a number of deficiencies in the authority's $10 million budget.

: During an HHA meeting two weeks ago, DiVincent said there was a $3.6 million budget deficit. Several days later, HUD officials announced that the report was being sent to the agency's inspector general "for review."

: Meanwhile, in Jersey City, Washington was raising eyebrows with what one source called "his management style."

: Members of the JCHA board also seemed miffed that Washington took off from work without advising them of his absence and without leaving anyone in charge of the agency while he was gone.

: The problems prompted the JCHA board to issue yesterday a number of directives and resolutions, all aimed at curtailing Washington's authority. Among them was an order to temporarily suspend the 12 employees who came to Jersey City from the HHA with Washington until background checks and physical examinations are done on each.

: The board also fired James Scott, the former interim executive director of the JCHA who served until Washington took over. Scott continued to work for the agency as a $2,200-a-week consultant.

: Washington's authority to hire and fire was also rescinded by a board resolution adopted in a telephone vote.

: The board has also directed Washington to:

: Report on all surplus funds expended since Dec. 1, 2003.

: Furnish a list of all purchase orders executed by Washington since Dec. 1, 2003.

: Report on the newly created chief of security position held by employee Al Thomas.

: Furnish information and details on nature and scope of surveillance of any JCHA employees or others undertaken by Thomas.

: Provide a report detailing "the purpose and basis for the executive director and the director of security to secure firearms carry permits."

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