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Board votes 5-3 to fill education-seat vacancy; transcript does not clearly identify appointee
Summary
The Bridgeport Board of Education recessed for procedural clarification, conducted sequential roll-call votes and approved an appointment to fill a board vacancy by a 5-3 margin under bylaw 92-70; the appointee’s name is not unambiguously captured in the meeting transcript.
The Bridgeport Board of Education voted 5-3 on Feb. 18 to appoint a candidate to fill a vacant board seat and administered an oath to the new member; the transcript does not clearly record the appointee’s full name.
The board opened the special meeting by moving to suspend discussion limits tied to bylaw 92-70 so it could proceed with a special‑meeting selection rather than waiting for a regular meeting. After multiple nominations — including Nicole Nelson, Joanne Kennedy, a candidate identified as “George,” and a candidate identified as Maritza — board members paused for a recess to confirm the process. Board counsel advised the board that the vacancy must be filled “by a majority vote of all members of the board,” which the counsel read as five…
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