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Holyoke CPA voids consultant contract, hires replacement and greenlights limited city staff hours for purchasing
Summary
The Holyoke City CPA committee voted to void its contract with consultant Daniel Koff and approve Patty Kavanaugh as the new financial consultant; members also approved establishing a small, internal city staff role (up to five hours per week) to process purchase orders and empowered the chair to select the candidate with the economic-development office.
At its meeting Wednesday, the Holyoke City CPA committee voted to void the contract of its previous finance consultant, Daniel Koff, and to approve Patty Kavanaugh as a replacement. The committee also approved a limited internal city staff position to handle purchase orders and Munis updates, and empowered the chair to select a candidate in coordination with Aaron Vega's office.
The chair said the change was driven by the need for better Munis (municipal financial software) expertise and by the candidate’s lower proposed rate. "We have a better option…
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