"With our eyes and ears on the city's checkbook in Susan, we have a great asset." She really cares about the city, she cares about the important work we do in government and she has been very helpful," Palmucci said. Some wanted to have an outside firm annually audit the city's finances, he said, but others wanted to create a position for "someone who is instrumental" to the city council. O'Connor has been in the position since it was first created. Palmucci remembers being on the council when the position of auditor was first created. 'Pearl Harbor woke up America': 80th anniversary marked in Quincy, Braintree
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You've always been so generous: How to contribute to The Patriot Ledger’s Lend a Hand fund She knows not only the ins and outs of the municipal finance function, but obviously the auditing function, which go hand in hand," Ward 3 City Councilor Ian Cain said. "She is an immense resource to the city council. "And I think everyone can appreciate the work Nicole did to turn these maps into something reasonable."Ĭity councilors also voted unanimously to keep Quincy Auditor Susan O'Connor in her current position for another three years. "This is what we're stuck with," Palmucci said. The maps approved by councilors Monday are an amalgamation of the state's and the ones originally drafted by the city clerk.
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"It's just a logistical nightmare."Ĭrispo then redid the city's maps again following new guidelines provided by the state. "I can't imagine trying to administer an election that has that as an issue," he said. Palmucci said the state's new map made his ward a "triple precinct," which would have given voters in a single precinct three different ballots per election. "(Crispo) took into account the new numbers, recalibrated some districts and rearranged them so they were more balanced based on development and people moving," Ward 4 City Councilor Brain Palmucci said. "Unfortunately, the state Legislature, in their discretion, passed a statewide map that essentially ruined the maps Nicole had created." Weeks later, however, the state Legislature passed its own districting map, overruling local authority. That map has been slammed by several state officials, including Secretary of State William Galvin. QUINCY – City councilors this week approved a revised version of new voting districts and precincts in the city, which will move tens of thousands of Quincy residents to different precincts or wards starting in 2022.Ĭouncilors approved an initial new map created by City Clerk Nicole Crispo last month that reflected Quincy's new population numbers.