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Cohasset Select Board reorganizes leadership, appoints manager-negotiation representative
Summary
The Cohasset Select Board unanimously approved new leadership for the term — nominating David Farrag as Chair, Ellen Maher as Vice Chair and William Ashton as Clerk — and after an executive session appointed Select Member Ellen Maher to a two‑person Town Manager contract negotiation team.
The Cohasset Select Board voted unanimously on May 12 to reorganize its leadership for the new term and to appoint a negotiator for the Town Manager contract. Select Member Paul L. Grady nominated David Farrag for Chair, Ellen Maher for Vice Chair and William Ashton for Clerk; each nomination was seconded and passed 5-0-0.
The board voted 5-0-0 to enter executive session under Massachusetts General Laws chapter 30A, exemption 2, to discuss strategy and negotiations concerning the Town Manager’s contract; the board entered executive session at 7:09 p.m. and returned to open session at 7:25 p.m. After returning, the board voted 5-0-0 to appoint Select Member Ellen Maher to a two-person Town Manager contract negotiation team, consistent with the practice of including the Chair and one additional member to avoid forming a quorum.
The motions creating the leadership slate were made by Select Member Paul L. Grady and seconded by Select Member Will (William) Ashton; votes were recorded as 5-0-0 without recorded dissents. The record notes both Ellen Maher and David Farrag as holding chair titles at different points in the minutes; following the reorganization votes, the minutes record David Farrag as assuming the role of Chair.
The board also approved amendments to the May 1 meeting minutes and then approved the April 14, April 28, and May 1 minutes as amended, again by unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:25 p.m.
What’s next: the board scheduled no formal follow-up vote on leadership; the newly constituted officers will carry out standard board business and the Town Manager negotiation team will begin discussions as directed by the Chair and the board.
