The Marblehead School Committee voted 4-0 to establish a subcommittee to oversee the high school roof project and tasked member Henry to return to the full committee with recommended community members by the Aug. 21 meeting.

“I'll make a motion that we establish a subcommittee for oversight of the high school roof project, to consist of Henry, whichever members of the administration John recommends for membership, and that we task Henry with coming back to the committee, at our August 21 meeting with recommendations of community members with subject matter expertise who could sit on that committee as well,” said the speaker who made the motion.

Members debated whether the group should be a superintendent advisory committee, a school committee advisory committee or a school committee subcommittee. Committee members noted that advisory committees to the school committee are subject to open-meeting law if they advise the school committee and that superintendent advisory committees generally are not.

One participant summarized the options: “Superintendent, advisory committee, school committee subcommittee, or a school committee advisory committee,” and recommended a subcommittee focused specifically on the roof, separate from the facilities subcommittee.

Committee members also discussed procurement timelines. A member noted that the pre-bid process ends Aug. 28 and that procurement requirements will control next steps regardless of committee structure.

After the motion and a second, the committee voted. Dan, Henry, Kate and Al voted in favor; the motion passed 4-0. Al announced, “The motion passes 4 to 0.”

The motion established the subcommittee and charged Henry to return by Aug. 21 with recommended community members; the committee did not at the open meeting set a final membership beyond that instruction or adopt a meeting schedule.