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Ericka Benedicto, who has served as the executive director of the Little Rock housing authority since September 2021, announced her resignation on Friday.

It’s the first time since September that the housing authority commission has had five members.

The trio of commissioners seemed flabbergasted at how numerous personnel documents could be untraceable, how contracts that they were told existed have vanished and how financial data is not collected within a specialized software, but rather Excel spreadsheets and QuickBooks.

The waiver request still needs to be approved by the top dogs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Housing authority commissioners want all documentation from their affiliated nonprofit, Central Arkansas Housing Corporation, by Monday, Nov. 13.

The Metropolitan Housing Alliance is putting its figurative foot down against the alleged financial mishaps with its affiliated nonprofit, Central Arkansas Housing Corporation.

After three hearings for commissioners in the hot seat, the Little Rock Board of Directors voted two out and allowed one to stay.

Following federal reports detailing troubling management practices, three housing authority commissioners will undergo a hearing on Tuesday to evaluate their positions.

Meanwhile, three of the four active commissioners declined Mayor Frank Scott Jr.'s request to resign immediately. A public hearing is expected later this month.