JOSH SAAL, who resigned as the state's housing secretary on Jan. 11 after some leaders expressed disappointment in his performance, has been hired as a temporary consultant by the state. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.
PROVIDENCE — Weeks after Joshua Saal resigned from a highly criticized tenure as Rhode Island's first secretary of housing, the state has signed the former official to a consulting role paying $105 per hour. The state will pay Saal $105 per hour for a minimum of 20 hours per week, according to a transition services…