YMHA hires new executive director

YOUNGSTOWN —The Youngstown Metropolitan Housing Authority hired a top official with the Housing Authority of Kansas City, Mo., as the agency’s executive director.

Clifford Scott, 36, will begin his new job May 5.

“What I bring to Youngstown is transparency and integrity,” Scott said. “I’m looking forward to getting started.”

Since January 2007, Scott has served as Section 8 director at the Kansas City housing authority. Section 8 is a program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that assists low-income families with rent.

Scott signed a three-year contract with the YMHA, said Frances Gray, chairwoman of its board of commissioners.

“He has a good relationship with people [at HUD] and had strong references,” Gray said of Scott. “It will be good to have someone with an outside perspective.”

Scott will receive $92,000 during his first year, and $93,840 annually during his second and third years as executive director.

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