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To honor and congratulate Dennis S. Guest on his retirement from the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority after 24 years of dedicated service.
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WHEREAS, Dennis S. Guest began his career as the Executive Director of the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) on June 9, 1986, managing a staff of 250 employees; and
WHEREAS, CMHA provides Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for approximately 12,500 families in Franklin County which result in the distribution of over $77,000,000 to local rental property owners; and
WHEREAS, CMHA has an annual operating budget of $20,000,000 and owns and/or manages 3,147 public and private apartments. Additionally, CMHA serves as Contract Administrator for 58,000 Section 8 project based housing units throughout the State of Ohio and 6,100 Section 8 project based units in Washington, DC.; and
WHEREAS, through partnerships with the City of Columbus, Franklin County, Community Shelter Board, United Way, ADAMH Board and other experienced non-profit housing organizations, CMHA endeavors to provide the best housing and supportive services to its 34,000 residents.
WHEREAS, Mr. Guest previously served as the Director of Housing Management at the San Francisco Housing Authority and the Executive Assistant at the Oakland Housing Authority. He was the Assistant Public Housing Manager in Detroit, Michigan and a VISTA Volunteer at the Seattle Housing Authority; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Guest serves as a board member on the Funders Collaborative of the Community Shelter Board, the Joint Columbus and Franklin County Housing Advisory Board, the Housing Vision Council of the United Way, the Huntington Bank Advisory Council and is President of the Assisted Housing Services Corporation. He and his wife, Bernadette, reside in the city; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and congratulate Dennis S. Guest upon his retirement as the Executive Director of Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority and thanks him for his service and dedication to the Columbus community.