Pinelands Regional board elects Mister Hewitt as president, approves personnel item and moves to executive session

The Pinelands Regional School District Board of Education elected Mister Hewitt as board president during its work-session meeting and then approved a personnel recommendation before moving into executive session.

The change in leadership came after board members opened nominations and a member put forward "Mister Hewitt" for the presidency. After nominations were closed, the clerk conducted a roll call and the chair announced, "Motion carries." Mister Hewitt responded, "I appreciate your nomination and vote of confidence, and I will do my best to serve you well." The meeting record shows nominations and the roll call occurred at the start of the new-business portion of the session.

The personnel item listed on the agenda as Item A was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote with a subsequent roll call. The clerk polled members and the chair declared the motion carried. No substantive discussion of the personnel item was recorded during the public session.

Later in the agenda the board moved to convene an executive session. Before recessing for closed-door discussion the chair stated that the board would return to public session and that "no action will be taken when we return to public session." The board then completed a final motion to adjourn after returning.

What happens next: The board returned from executive session and adjourned. The public record indicates the personnel item was approved and that Mister Hewitt assumed the presidency; no further public votes or follow-up dates were announced in the transcript.