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Garfield Board of Education swears in three new members, elects Focarino president and Pateri vice president
Summary
At its May 5 reorganization meeting, the Garfield Board of Education swore in three newly elected members, elected Alan Focarino as board president and Arlene Pateri as vice president, and approved routine consent items including the board calendar.
The Garfield Board of Education on May 5 swore in three newly elected members and selected its leadership for the 2025 term, electing Alan Focarino board president and Arlene Pateri vice president during the district—s reorganization meeting.
The meeting opened with the board attorney confirming that the May 5 reorganization meeting had been posted and announced in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act and that adequate notice had been provided. The board administered the oath of office to newly elected members Arlene Pateri, Larissa Hassan and William J. Otto; Mayor Everett E. Ganto Jr. administered the oath to Pateri and Deputy Mayor Kevin Kane administered the oath to Hassan, and the oath for Otto was administered by a municipal official listed in the record (mayoral adviser Tanner Raymond). During the oath sequences each new member recited the…
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