THE MALDEN ADVOCATE - Friday, September 29, 2017

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Search committee Local organization supports names six finalists for Malden’s next generation of leaders city treasurer, chief By Barbara Taormina richment center, others met lice Department. him during his stint as a conIn some corners of the city, financial officers ed Louis-Jacques is a fa- stituent services representa- Louis-Jacques is recognized By Barbara Taormina he search for the next city treasurer/chief financial officer is headed into the final phase with public interviews with the City Council now being scheduled with six finalists for the job. The Treasurer Search Committee, led by Councillor-at-Large Craig Spadafora, waded through a pile of more than 175 resumes to find the six candidates they felt were most qualified to manage the city’s money. Michael Bertino, the treasurer for Somerville who also served as the finance director for West Newbury, Daniel Grover, a former candidate for the Malden School Committee with a master’s degree in finance, and Jonathan Davis will have final interviews with the council. Also among the finalists are Alicia McOsker, treasurer and tax collector for the City of Haverhill, former 10-year-term Ward 6 Councillor Neil Kinnon, director of financial systems of a Fortune 500 company, and Andrew Vanni, a former chief financial officer for the Town of Middleton who also served as the finance director for Haverhill. The world of municipal finance is relatively small, and several of the candidates have been finalists for the same job in other communities. City councillors will hold their interviews with the six candidates on Oct. 10 and 12. “We literally went through the resumes page by page,� said Spadafora, who screened the applicants with fellow

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search committee members Ward 8 Councillor Jadeane Sica, Controller Charles Ranaghan and Human Resources Director Anthony Chiccuarelli. “We took the best of the best of these candidates,� he added. Chiccuarelli said the committee pulled in a cross-section of candidates, and half of the finalists would be considered for the job of city treasurer while the other half are in the running for the position of chief financial officer/ treasurer. The treasurer oversees notices and payments for taxes, water bills and other fees and fines that the city collects. The treasurer also collects and tracks money the city receives from federal and state agencies. The position of chief financial officer/treasurer combines the treasurer’s job with the additional responsibility of overseeing the assessor’s department and the controller’s office. The salary for the city treasurer ranges from $85,475 to $111,638 a year. Pay for the chief financial officer/treasurer starts at $120,403 and tops off at $132,000. Ranaghan said some of the finalists have direct municipal finance experience while others have pursued finance careers in the private sector. “I think each one of them could do the job and excel at it,� he said. “I firmly stand behind each of the six names and I would fully support any one of the six.�

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miliar face around Malden. Some people know him from his work as a youth activities leader at the Teen En-

tive in Mayor Gary Christenson’s office and a few people might remember him as an intern for the Malden Po-

for his military service in in the Army National Guard,

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Kristy Magras, Amanda Lafauci, Ted Louis-Jacques, Samara Faustin and Karl Gisbert Denis are all smiles about Malden Rising Leaders, nonprofit organization focused on helping the city’s young people succeed in whatever path in life they choose to follow. Louis-Jacques, the group’s founder, says the four members of the organization’s board of directors are Malden High alums who love the city and are committed to giving back to the Malden community.

Councillors reject proposal to allow public comment By Barbara Taormina he City Council killed a proposal for a trial public comment period that would have allowed residents time to express views and opinions at council meetings for the rest of 2017. The Rules & Ordinance Subcommittee unanimously recommended that the coun-

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