Sciortino steps down as official with county auditor's association

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Auditor Michael V. Sciortino said he’s taking a hiatus from the vice presidency of the County Auditors’ Association of Ohio until the Nov. 2 election to focus on his priorities at home.

“It would be unfair to the association [to remain], knowing that I couldn’t give 100 percent to that organization,” Sciortino said, adding that the association post requires spending considerable time in Columbus.

Sciortino remains a member and executive committee member of the association, which is a professional organization consisting of Ohio’s 88 county auditors.

Sciortino said he temporarily stepped aside last week from his association post to focus on his four major commitments in Youngstown; Spending time with his family; maintaining the operation of the auditor’s office; running his re-election campaign: and preparing his legal defense in the Oakhill case, in which he is one of 10 defendants.

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