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Fall River council confirms finance director amid wider debate over contract reapproval; DCM appointment draws objections
Summary
Emily Yarki was confirmed as the director of financial services with council language requesting a one‑year contract to return for council review. Councilors used the discussion to press broader questions about whether executive contracts should be resubmitted to council when they expire and voiced concerns about HR due diligence related to another mayoral appointment to the Department of Community Maintenance.
The City Council confirmed Emily Yarki for the position of Director of Financial Services on Nov. 25 after a lengthy debate about whether the council should have repeated review of department-head contracts. Councilors and Corporation Counsel Alan Rumsey disagreed over the enforceability of requiring the mayor to re‑submit a contract: Rumsey advised that the charter requires the mayor to refer the appointee’s name to the council for confirmation but treats the contract terms (term length, compensation) as executive functions.
Councilor Ponte proposed — and the…
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