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Board appoints Melissa Fortner to Mason Consolidated Schools Board
Summary
The Mason Consolidated Schools Board unanimously appointed Melissa Fortner to fill an open board seat on Feb. 4, 2026 after trustees used a ranked-choice point system to select a candidate; Fortner was not present to take the oath.
The Mason Consolidated Schools Board of Education appointed Melissa Fortner to an open board seat at its Feb. 4, 2026 regular meeting.
Board members cast ranked votes (two points for first-place, one point for second-place); President Otting announced that Fortner received 11 points, the highest total. On a motion by board member Nehrig, supported by board member Grodi, the board approved the appointment by a roll-call vote that was unanimous (Waller — yes; Fowler — yes; Otting — yes; England — yes; Grodi — yes; Nehrig — yes). Fortner was not present to take the oath of office.
The appointment followed a short discussion in which trustees noted there were multiple qualified applicants. The board did not take further action at the meeting on seating or committee assignments for the new member. The next regularly scheduled meeting is March 4, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Mason Senior High School Library.
