Abdi Warsame is one step closer to becoming the executive director of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development granted the housing authority a waiver to allow Warsame, a two-term Minneapolis City Council member, to lead the agency. Without the conflict-of-interest waiver, Warsame would have had to wait a year before taking the position.
Warsame's nomination will come up in the council's Housing Policy & Development Committee next week, and if approved, it will go before the full council.
The public housing authority provides homes and housing assistance to more than 26,000 people.
Marissa Evans
