LYNN – Richard Fortucci said he will “mend fences” as early as today with Mayor Judith Flanagan Kennedy in the wake of the unanimous City Council vote reinstating him as city chief financial officer.”We need to communicate where we stand, especially with the budget process coming up. It’s time to get back to work,” Fortucci said.Kennedy confined her comments on the council’s decision to a Thursday electronic e-mail stating, “The vote speaks for itself.”She added the pair will meet “not today, but soon.”Ward 3 Councilor Darren Cyr called the 11-0 vote a “100 percent” endorsement of Fortucci’s job performance.But he stressed that councilors shook Kennedy’s hand or hugged her following the vote and expressed their desire to work with the mayor.”I shook her hand and said, ‘Let’s start from scratch.'”Kennedy’s criticism of Fortucci’s job performance in more than a dozen different financial management areas dominated three council hearings, including Wednesday’s session which dragged into early Thursday. Presentations by city attorneys and counter arguments by Fortucci and his attorney centered on city payroll problems, workmen’s compensation insurance, information technology management and other concerns.But councilors on Thursday said the hours of review left them unconvinced of any wrongdoing or incompetence on Fortucci’s part.”I just didn’t think they presented enough of a case to remove him,” said Ward 6 Councilor Peter Capano.Councilor at large Daniel Cahill, an attorney, said most of the evidence presented against Fortucci by Kennedy and city legal advisor David Grunebaum was “insufficient to find fault with the chief financial officer.”Cahill differed with Cyr and said the unanimous vote for Fortucci was not a definite “endorsement of his performance.”But he added: “The issue before us was removal and the evidence was not enough.”Three councilors said Kennedy’s push to oust Fortucci underscored communication problems between the mayor and city department heads.Councilor at large Paul Crowley said evidence presented at the council sessions “stemmed from the mayor and comptroller (John Pace) early on not showing any confidence, not keeping him (Fortucci) in the loop.”Crowley said councilors asked Kennedy following the vote “to be willing to meet as an opportunity to start fixing problems.””I’m impressed by her reception to that,” Crowley said.Councilor at large Stephen Duffy said the council sessions revealed a “serious breakdown in communication.””People were bypassing him (Fortucci) in certain areas and set him up to fail,” Duffy said.Ward 4 City Councilor Richard Colucci said the accusations against Fortucci underscored the work Kennedy must do to ensure top city officials work together.”Department heads are little kids with $100,000 salaries who bicker and want each other to fail. She has to talk to them,” Colucci said.Ward 7 Councilor Richard Ford has known Fortucci since they were boys and said he has gone to the chief financial officer and treasurer “for a lot of advice over 14 years.””Something good can come out of this if the mayor and the council can look past their opinions on Rich. I hope this gets us talking more,” Ford said.Council President Timothy Phelan agreed and said in an e-mail statement: “It’s time to move forward and focus on the future. It’s obvious all parties need to improve dialogue, communication and have the same single goal of doing what’s best for the entire city of Lynn.”