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New Marlborough Select Board elects Tara B. White chair, moves into closed session over personnel complaint
Summary
At an 8:00 a.m. meeting on May 13, 2026, the New Marlborough Select Board elected Tara B. White as chair and Bill West as vice-chair, then voted unanimously to enter executive session under M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a)(1) to discuss a complaint against a public employee and not return to open session.
Tara B. White called the New Marlborough Select Board to order at 8:00 a.m. on May 13, 2026.
The board reorganized its leadership, electing Tara B. White as chair. According to the minutes, Bill West moved the motion and Maggie Arian seconded; the roll call recorded Tara B. White, Bill West and Maggie Arian each voting Aye.
The board then voted to appoint Bill West as vice-chair. The minutes record that White made the motion and Arian seconded; the roll call again recorded unanimous Aye votes.
Later in the meeting the minutes state that the board "voted to enter Executive Session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(1) to discuss a complaint brought against a public employee, and not return to open session following Executive Session." The minutes do not specify who moved or seconded that motion; the recorded vote was unanimous.
Mari Enoch, listed as Town Administrator, was noted among those present. The minutes were submitted by Jennifer Greenberg, Administrative Secretary, and the document records the minutes as approved on June 22, 2026.
Votes at a glance • Elect Chair (Tara B. White): motion by Bill West, seconded by Maggie Arian; vote 3–0 (White, West, Arian — Aye). Outcome: approved. • Appoint Vice-Chair (Bill West): motion by Tara B. White, seconded by Maggie Arian; vote 3–0 (White, West, Arian — Aye). Outcome: approved. • Enter Executive Session (personnel complaint): motion text recorded in minutes citing M.G.L. c. 30A, §21(a)(1); mover/second not specified; vote 3–0. Outcome: approved; the board did not return to open session according to the minutes.
The meeting minutes record procedural actions and the executive-session vote but provide no substantive details about the underlying complaint against the public employee. The minutes do not identify any public comment or substantive discussion on the personnel matter in open session.
