Lonergan, a Springfield resident, previously served as the city of Springfield’s Treasurer/Collector from 2010 to 2020, and most recently served as the Director of Municipal Finance and Town Accountant for the Town of East Longmeadow. He also served as President of the Massachusetts Collector Treasurer Association.
Mayor Sarno states, “I want to welcome back Stephen Lonergan. Stephen brings a wealth of knowledge in municipal finance and his familiarity with Springfield, having previously served as our Treasurer/Collector for ten years, will allow him to hit the ground running. I want to thank Chris Caputo for this service to our city, it is bittersweet but he had a great opportunity and will be missed. When he came on board our city was dealing with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and working with our Health Department he was able to successfully navigate the situation in our Collectors and Treasurers Office to keep their municipal finance operations going for our residents and businesses.”
CAFO Plante added, “First, I want to thank Chris Caputo for his service to our finance team, the city and our residents. I wish him continued success in all of his future endeavors. It is good to have Stephen Lonergan back with the City of Springfield. These are very difficult positions to fill throughout the Commonwealth and we are fortunate to have had two excellent candidates in Caputo and Lonergan. Stephen’s familiarity with our Treasure/Collectors Office will make this transition easy and without any interruption of service for our constituents.”
Lonergan said, “I want to thank Mayor Sarno and CAFO Plante for their confidence in my abilities. I am looking forward to returning to serve as Treasure/Collector for my hometown.”
Lonergan will start January 3, 2023.