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Hiram council votes 3-2 to appoint Graham Rubin to vacant seat after executive session
Summary
Following an executive session on possible litigation and a council appointment, the Hiram Village Council appointed Graham Rubin to the council by a 3-2 vote; an earlier motion to appoint Sasha Gough failed for lack of a second.
After convening an executive session at 9:09 p.m. to discuss possible litigation and the appointment of a council member, the Hiram Village Council returned to open session at 9:54 p.m. and appointed Graham Rubin to fill the vacancy left by a departing member.
Councilor Christopher Perme moved to nominate Rubin and Councilor Ed Frato-Sweeney seconded. The motion passed on a recorded vote of 3-2, with councilors Juan Fernandez and Suzann Bennett voting nay. An earlier motion to appoint Sasha Gough failed because it did not receive a second.
The appointment follows an advertised vacancy and was conducted under the executive-session authority cited in the minutes (O.R.C. §121.22). The minutes do not record public comment on the appointment beyond Sasha Gough’s earlier statement of interest during the public-comment portion of the meeting. The council did not indicate a further procedural step in the minutes; the appointment took effect as recorded on June 17, 2025.
