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Bernard Green reelected chair; David Perlman chosen vice chair of Brookline Select Board
Summary
At its first meeting after the May elections, the Town of Brookline Select Board elected Bernard Green as chair for the coming year and David Perlman as vice chair in unanimous roll‑call votes.
At the Town of Brookline Select Board meeting following certification of the May elections, members reelected Bernard Green as chair and selected David Perlman as vice chair.
Town Administrator Chaz Carey called the meeting to order and opened nominations for chair. John (select board member) nominated incumbent Bernard Green. The board took a roll‑call vote; Green was reelected chair by a 5‑0 vote.
After Green took the chair, he nominated David Perlman for vice chair. The board voted by voice and roll call; Perlman was elected vice chair unanimously.
Procedure and context: Carey noted the board follows an internal tradition for organization dating to the 1980s. Nominations required no second and the chair called the roll for votes. No other contested nominations were made.
What the votes mean: The votes are procedural selections of the board leadership for the ensuing year; they do not change committee assignments or specific policy positions. Select Board members congratulated both Green and Perlman and moved on to the meeting’s agenda.
Board members present and voting included Bernard Green (reelected chair), David Perlman (vice chair), Michael Rubinstein (newly elected select board member), Paul Warren, and John (select board member). The votes were recorded as unanimous in favor of both leadership nominations.
