City Councilman Andraé McGary resigned from his job as interim executive director of the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition on Thursday amid controversy over possible conflicts of interest.
“I felt it would be best for the sake of the coalition and the sake of the city,” he said.
Mr. McGary took the job with the coalition on a temporary basis for $50,000 annually while the organization searched for a permanent director.
The City Council votes every year on providing HUD funds to the homeless coalition.
He was hired March 10 by the group after its previous executive director, Karen Blevins, resigned unexpectedly.