Greenland Board of Selectmen elects Laura Malloy chair, assigns liaisons and committee reps

At a meeting of the Greenland Board of Selectmen, members reorganized leadership and approved a set of liaison and representative assignments for the coming year.

The board voted to install Laura Malloy as chair and Paul Stanley as vice chair. Malloy was nominated and seconded and approved by voice vote. The board also designated Zach as the selectmen’s representative to the Budget Committee and Heather Gresh as the selectmen’s representative to the Planning Board with Steven Poth named as her alternate. Stefan was named the selectmen’s liaison to the library, Laura Malloy was named police liaison, and Paul Stanley was named liaison to the fire department.

The changes were presented as routine reorganization following the municipal election and were approved without recorded roll-call tallies. Board members discussed prior availability and workload when responding to the nominations; Malloy told the board she had adjusted business and personal commitments to take on the role. One member noted that Paul had said he would be willing to serve as vice chair if Malloy served as chair.

Votes were taken by voice; members said “aye” on the motions and the chair and liaison appointments carried.

The board did not attach new duties or budget changes to the liaison assignments during the meeting; members noted some liaison responsibilities — such as the budget committee rep — may prompt further scheduling or coordination with the relevant boards.

Ending: The reorganization finished early in the meeting and the board moved on to other agenda items, including a public briefing and several routine approvals.