Toronto Community Housing will see at least one more senior-level manager leave before the end of the week, the Star has learned.

An announcement is expected as early as Wednesday and follows Friday’s news that CEO and president Gene Jones had left as part of an agreement with the board for a change in leadership. The decision came after a scathing report from the city’s ombudsman on troubling human resources practices.

Since Friday the board has been engaged in private and public discussions about ombudsman Fiona Crean’s report, released last week. Friday’s talks focused solely on Jones, according to a source, but on Monday board members turned the discussion to other staff.

Crean’s report highlights inconsistent hiring practices, pay hikes without evaluations and staff improperly promoted through the ranks.

She called it an “abject failure of leadership from the top” with “senior executives ignoring policy and running an organization as though it were their own personal fiefdom.”

Crean and her staff included specific incidents in the report that also point fingers at other managers.

In one instance, vice president of human resources Anand Maharaj (who is identified by title but not named in the report) is said to have told a lawyer he knew from a previous job to apply for a TCHC posting for director of labour relations.

The report says Maharaj screened applicants without interviewing them and after meeting with the lawyer, she was given the position.

That woman, Jennifer Bond (also not named in the report), became director of labour relations and legal counsel — an extra title added “at her own request,” the report says.

The source said the ombudsman’s report “contributed” to the board’s decision to part with more senior staff, but was not the only reason for it. In February, the board confirmed it was investigating improper actions by Jones and possibly other senior managers.

Last week, Mayor Rob Ford actively defended Jones, calling — appearing at the board’s announcement after he admitted to lobbying members on Jones’ behalf. He called Crean’s report “biased.”

“This is one of the worst days in Toronto’s history,” Ford told reporters. “The ombudsman —she’s the one who should resign, she’s the one who’s political.”

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Crean, at the public TCHC board meeting Friday, countered Ford’s claim, saying report was focused on “human resources practices” and not the CEO.

The source told the Star that Ford’s criticism and concerns do not “factor” into the board’s decision-making process.