Appointment/Reappointment

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▶ 51:52 Robb Stewart: Finance is back in session. Uh, thank you for being patient. Um, given that we have, uh, I think common, uh, conversations I will motion by unanimous con consent to suspend rule 37 B. Uh, 37 B is now, uh, suspended.

▶ 52:12 Robb Stewart: Um, so we have five, uh, uh, items on our agenda this evening. The first one is appointment 2024 dash 30, which is the appointment of Carrie Ann Golden to the position of CFO slash city Auditor.

▶ 52:28 Speaker 2: Madam Mayor. And Ms. Golden,

▶ 52:33 Jen Grigoraitis: Thank you. Good evening everyone. I am deeply pleased to be here tonight presenting Carrie Ann Golden. As my appointee to the role of city CFO slash auditor, um, you all have a copy of Ms. Golden's resume, which highlights her over 20 years experience in finance, both in the private sector as well as the public. She's been working for the city of Melrose, um, for many years. She has managed payroll. She has worked on the finance side and police and fire, which are both, you know, complex departments from a payroll perspective. And she's been in the auditor's office since 2016. Um, what is not on her resume that I wanna talk a little bit about, and I'm gonna g I'm sorry, is, um, the incredible integrity that she brings to her work. I really did not have the opportunity to work very closely with Ms. Golden while I was on the council. She was largely behind the scenes and over the past six months have gotten to work with her on a daily basis and am constantly impressed with her skills. Um, she has a near encyclopedic knowledge of every collective bargaining agreement in both the city side and the school side. Um, she knows every enterprise fund, um, stabilization account, every budget line item. Um, it is a constant path to her desk because she is a problem solver and that is what we need in city government. And she's very solutions focused and always willing to collaborate with whatever department is needing assistance. Um, I believe she does what is right, what is not, not necessarily what is easy or convenient. And she has been very open to having some very challenging conversations in what has been a really tough budget cycle. So I am so thrilled that she's willing to take this next step and continue to serve our community, and I'm really happy to have her here tonight.