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Holyoke council adopts finance reorganization ordinance after lengthy debate on appointments and qualifications
Summary
Council approved an ordinance package to create a Department of Finance (CAFO, comptroller, director of technical services and internal audit) after extended debate over appointing authority, charter implications and staffing qualifications; amendments were adopted on technical-services qualifications.
The Holyoke City Council voted to adopt an ordinance package to restructure municipal finance and establish a Department of Finance that includes a chief administrative and financial officer (CAFO), comptroller, director of assessment and a director of technical services. Councilors described the package as aligned with Division of Local Services (DLS) guidance and a response to recurring fiscal control issues.
Councilor McGrath Smith, chair of the ordinance committee, said the draft reorganized job…
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