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Joint meeting appoints Anat Weisenfreund to fill Ward 2 seat on Northampton School Committee
Summary
At a special joint meeting Jan. 13, 2025, the Northampton City Council and School Committee appointed Anat Weisenfreund to fill the Ward 2 vacancy. Weisenfreund, who directs Community Action's Head Start and oversees a $12 million budget, won a roll-call vote and was sworn in the same evening.
A special joint meeting of the Northampton City Council and the Northampton School Committee on Jan. 13, 2025, appointed Anat Weisenfreund to fill the Ward 2 vacancy on the School Committee. The meeting was called under Section 46 of the city charter; the body conducted a nomination period, a roll-call vote and a swearing-in that evening.
Section 46 of the City Charter requires the city council president to call a joint meeting to fill a school committee vacancy and instructs that the appointee serve until a candidate is elected at the next regular city election. Council President Alex Jared read the charter provision at the meeting.
Weisenfreund and Angela Wack were the two applicants for the interim Ward 2 seat; each gave introductory remarks and answered questions from councilors and school committee members. Angela Wack, a more recent…
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