Tuesday night, some Schenectady County residents spoke against the firing of the county’s human rights commission executive director. They called the termination of Ang Morris unfair and unlawful at the county legislature meeting.

Those opposed are not demanding Morris get her job back — they say that’s a decision up to her and her attorney — but they say there is disfunction on the human right commission board right now and demands there be a clean slate.

They want all current appointments to be rescinded. They also want to be part of the process of creating a new commission and selecting a new executive director.

In response, Chair of the Legislature Anthony Jasenski read a prepared statement. He says the decision to fire Morris did not come from legislature nor the county manager. He says members of the human rights commission made that call to terminate Morris last month.

“The county legislature remains fully supportive of the mission and goals set forth by the legislature when the commission was established in 1965 and will work with the commission they are achieved," Jasenski said.

“It is the community’s loss and we are very very upset at the inhumane manner in which she was dismissed,” said resident Maria Pacheco.

Morris was not in attendance Tuesday night. Omar McGill, the acting commissioner for Human Rights, says they don’t have a comment at this time on Morris. But McGill did say they started accepting applications for the position on Monday.