Norton School Committee elects chair, vice chair and names committee representatives

The Norton School Committee on April 30 elected Dan Shee as chair and Jesse E. Callanan as vice chair and appointed members to a set of standing representative roles following the town election.

The reorganization followed the process in the committee bylaws, with Superintendent O'Neil acting as chair pro tem to receive nominations and conduct votes. “All nominations must be seconded,” the superintendent said while explaining the procedure; with one nominee for chair, the pro tem cast the committee’s vote for Dan Shee. The committee then elected Jesse E. Callanan as vice chair.

After the elections the new chair proceeded to appoint committee representatives to the legislative, negotiations, capital improvements, CPAC and permanent building committees and designated warrant signers. The committee reappointed members to negotiations representation because, the chair said, “we are in open negotiations,” and selected representatives for capital improvements and other boards by motion and voice vote.

The committee also confirmed a slate of warrant signers and made several other standing appointments; the meeting record shows motions, seconds and voice votes for each appointment.

The reorganization took place at the start of the meeting under the procedures described in the Norton School Committee bylaws. No contested races or roll-call tallies were recorded in the meeting minutes for the chair and vice chair elections; the record shows voice votes with members responding “Aye.”

The committee moved on to the rest of its agenda after completing the reorganization.