Garcia chooses Plante as city’s first CAFO - The Reminder

Former Springfield Finance Official Returns…As Holyoke City Hall Trans-Plante…

The process of retooling Holyoke’s fiscal machinery had lumbered along for several years. Yet, it has hit its stride after the City Council elected last year took office this past January. Among the changes, the city's once diffuse financial functions are consolidating under a Chief Administrative & Financial Officer (CAFO). The post Former Springfield Finance Official Returns…As Holyoke City Hall Trans-Plante… appeared first on Western Mass Pol…

Garcia chooses Plante as city’s first CAFO - The Reminder

HOLYOKE — Mayor Joshua Garcia has chosen Timothy Plante to lead the city’s modernized Finance Department as the Holyoke’s first chief administrative and financial officer. According to an announcement from Garcia’s office, the appointment is pending the City Council’s approval and the availability of appropriated funding. Plante served as Springfield’s CAFO for 16 years before stepping down in 2023. His agreed-upon salary is $187,500 annually, r…