What: Chief Administrative and Financial Officer Timothy J. Plante's reorganization of the city's finance offices.
Where it stands: The November 5 agenda carries appointments of Laura Shaw as Treasurer/Collector and Sharon Bittner-Willis as Comptroller, both effective November 21, 2026 with terms to January 1, 2030, plus an organization chart. Appointments for the Board of Assessors and the retirement of the Chief Assessor are also on the agenda.
Next: Council confirmation; outcomes of November 5 are not yet known.
Details
A Vacon and Greaney order to elect a treasurer by council ballot has been laid on the table since September 2.
A $48,000 position transfer to the CAFO's office passed 11-2 on October 20.
Approved the August 4 minutes. The Vacon/Greaney order to go to a first ballot to elect a treasurer stayed laid on the table. See Finance Department Reorganization.
An Assistant Treasurer/Collector Grade 10 order was withdrawn by leave; collective-bargaining red-lining and investment-policy orders were 'complied with'. See Finance Department Reorganization.
Board of Assessors appointments and the retirement of Chief Assessor Deborah Brunelle. See Finance Department Reorganization.
Late-filed: special permit for Westfield Rd (two to three dwellings); CAFO Timothy J. Plante's finance reorganization, appointing Laura Shaw as Treasurer/Collector and Sharon Bittner-Willis as Comptroller (both effective November 21, 2026, terms to January 1, 2030), with an organization chart (see Finance Department Reorganization); and a $269,270.08 transfer (Devine, item 41).