ROCKLAND, Maine — Adam Lachman was elected mayor at the City Council meeting Monday evening.
The mayor is elected by councilors for one-year terms. Lachman received three votes and Councilor Nate Davis two votes. Lachman received votes from Councilors Davis, Nicole Kalloch, and himself. Councilors Penny York and Kaitlin Callahan voted for Davis.
Lachman is beginning his fourth consecutive year on the council. He was re-elected by voters Nov. 4 to another three-year term.
Lachman has served as a senior economic advisor to independent U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine for more than a decade, and has previously owned and operated small businesses in the Midcoast.
“I’m deeply honored,” Lachman said. “Serving as mayor of Rockland is a responsibility I take with humility, gratitude, and a strong sense of purpose.”
Mayor is largely a ceremonial post. The mayor moderates council meetings, represents the city at community events, and nominates members to boards and commissions.
“I am committed to making us function as a balanced and effective team. None of us is smarter than all of us,” Lachman said.
“Our priorities remain clear. Rockland is a city full of creativity, resilience, and possibility, but we must confront the rising pressures and burden on working families and individuals. Affordability whether housing, taxes, or cost of living must remain at the center of our agenda. That must go hand and hand with strong fiscal responsibility,” he said.
Outgoing Mayor York said the past year has “Truly been the honor of my life.”
“I often said that I felt like Rockland’s biggest cheerleader and I meant it every day,” she said.
York said her goal was to make meetings more approachable, courteous, welcoming, and restoring a sense of civility to proceedings.
She said her single piece of advice to the next mayor would be to trust the city’s hardworking staff.
Councilors, City Manager Tom Luttrell, and City Clerk Stuart Sylvester praised York for work as an advocate for Rockland during the past year.
