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EDC recommends applicant to Select Board after applicant presentations; committee records name inconsistency
Summary
Following an in-person presentation by an applicant who identified herself as Isla Meleben, the committee moved to recommend a candidate (named during the meeting as "Eslam," later clarified as Eslam Elaban) to the Select Board; the committee recorded multiple ayes and one abstention and will forward the recommendation for Select Board consideration.
The Westborough Economic Development Committee heard presentations from applicants and then moved to forward a recommendation to the Select Board for one candidate.
An in-person applicant introduced herself as Isla Meleben and described a business and engineering background, more than a decade of international work experience and a recent MBA from Boston University. "My name is Isla Meleben," the applicant said while summarizing her experience and interest in volunteering for the committee.
Later in the meeting Speaker 5 moved to nominate a candidate identified during the discussion as "Eslam" to be recommended to the Select Board; Speaker 2 seconded the motion. Multiple members responded "Aye" and one member said they would abstain. Speaker 7 then clarified the candidate's full name as "Eslam Elaban." The committee agreed to forward its recommendation to the Select Board for formal appointment.
The transcript recorded a name inconsistency between the applicant who introduced herself as Isla Meleben and later references to "Eslam/Elaban." The committee did not attempt to reconcile that discrepancy on the record at the Dec. 3 meeting; the Select Board packet or the committee's nomination paperwork should make the candidate's legal name clear when the matter goes before the Select Board.
Next step: the committee will send the recommendation to the Select Board, which has authority to make the formal appointment or request additional documentation.
