Mahoney’s background is in planning and economic development. No public record documents prior experience in municipal finance, treasury management, accounting, or human resources administration. Carmella appointed her temporary city treasurer in January 2024. Troy City Charter § C-36 limits temporary appointments to 90 days. By May 2025 she had been appointed three times: at minimum nine months of serial temporary service in the same role with no permanent appointment offered.
The third confirmation was not for charter compliance. It was to unlock grant funds. The Environmental Finance Corporation was withholding lead waterline replacement money until the city documented that its chief fiscal officer was formally authorized. Before the vote, a council member asked for Mahoney’s resume. The Administration’s response: “I don’t know if there is a resume at the present time.” Mahoney was standing in the hallway. She was not allowed to come in and speak for herself. The council confirmed her 7-0.
By October 2025, her title had changed. The 2026 budget created the position of Director of Finance and Human Resources. Mahoney, whose background is in planning and whose resume The Administration could not produce, now holds both.
Sources: Troy City Council Finance Meeting, May 1, 2025 (transcript); Troy City Council Budget Meetings, October 15–16, 2025 (transcripts); Troy City Council Finance Special Budget Meeting, October 15, 2024 (transcript); Troy City Charter § C-36