Fraser board holds interviews and meets in closed session on town manager selection

The Fraser Board of Trustees met July 8, 2026, at Fraser Town Hall and online to interview three finalists for town manager and to discuss selection and negotiation in a closed executive session.

During the meeting the board confirmed interview times for Public Works Director Paul Johnson (3:00 p.m.), Patrick Davidson (4:00 p.m.) and Assistant Town Manager Sarah Catanzarite (5:15 p.m.). Trustees suspended the meeting for a dinner break at 6:25 p.m. and resumed at 7:00 p.m.

Later in the evening the board voted to move into an executive session “for a conference with the Town Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(b) and for discussion of a personnel matter under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(f)(I), regarding Town Manager selection and negotiation.” Jon Stavney and Town Attorney Kent Whitmer were included in the closed session. The motion to enter executive session carried 6-0; the board closed the executive session at 7:52 p.m., again by unanimous vote.

No public decision about the town manager appointment was announced after the executive session, and the meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. The board’s action in executive session was described in the meeting minutes as discussion and negotiation; no formal vote or appointment was recorded in the public minutes.