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East Brunswick Board appoints Maryanne Tanos to fill vacancy after interviews
Summary
After interviewing four candidates and recessing to closed session for deliberation, the East Brunswick Board of Education appointed Maryanne Tanos in a public ballot vote; five members voted for Tanos and one member voted for another candidate, according to the ballot reading.
The East Brunswick Board of Education on May 12 appointed Maryanne Tanos to fill a board vacancy after interviewing four candidates and conducting a closed-session deliberation followed by a public ballot vote.
President Guas explained the process required by board policy and state law, saying the board will deliberate in closed session but "all voting for the candidates must occur in public" and that an appointment requires "five affirmative votes" of the nine-member board. After returning to the public meeting, the board read ballots aloud and announced Tanos as "the duly elected individual." The ballot reading recorded five members voting for Tanos and one member voting for Denise Katrino; the remaining ballots were not read aloud in the transcript as published.
Tanos, an alumna who identified herself as a PTA president and longtime town volunteer, told the board in her opening remarks that she wants to help sustain "the same level of education" for nearly 8,100 students in the district. "I serve currently as a PTA president. I have been on a PTA board for the last nine years," she said, describing her volunteer background and commitment to listening to the community.
Board members followed the board's established nomination and written-ballot procedure under bylaw 0143. The board made a public announcement of the closed-session authority cited as NJSA 104-12B during the meeting and provided an estimated two-hour recess for deliberations; the board then reconvened and proceeded to nominations and ballots in public.
The board indicated Tanos will need to complete administrative steps before being seated and taking the oath of office. No further details about outstanding steps or dates for seating were provided in the public record.
What happens next: the board said it will meet administrative requirements with the new appointee before the formal swearing-in. The board also reminded attendees that any votes on appointments must follow the written-nomination and public-ballot process described in board policy 0143.
