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Candidates debate Municipal Modernization Act and a chief financial officer at Holyoke forum
Summary
Candidates discussed the Municipal Modernization Act and restructuring city finance functions; some said structural change is needed to reconcile the city’s books, others urged caution and argued for appointing a qualified treasurer first.
Candidates at a bilingual forum for Holyoke city council addressed the Municipal Modernization Act and proposals to restructure city finance operations, including establishing a chief financial officer or reorganizing treasurer and collector functions.
Meg McGrath Smith, Ward 7 city councilor, described months of ordinance work to create a new finance department and said structural change is needed to fix long-standing accounting problems. “We have 3 years, we have not been able to…
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