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Board appoints Melissa Fortner to Mason Consolidated Schools board
Summary
The Mason Consolidated Schools Board unanimously appointed Melissa Fortner to the open school board seat on Feb. 4, 2026; Fortner was not present to take the oath at the meeting.
The Mason Consolidated Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Melissa Fortner to the open board seat at its Feb. 4, 2026 regular meeting. Board member Amy Nehrig moved the appointment; Grodi supported the motion and the roll call vote was 6-0 in favor.
Board members used a point-based tally system (two points for a first-place vote, one point for a second-place vote) to determine the selection. President Otting announced final scores: Fortner 11, Eurenius 6, Carner 1, and Stubleski 0. The motion to appoint Fortner was made by Nehrig and supported by Grodi; the formal roll call recorded all six members voting yes.
The minutes state that the selected candidate, Melissa Fortner, was not present to take the Oath of Office at the meeting. The board did not administer the oath at the Feb. 4 meeting; next procedural steps to swear in the appointee were not specified in the minutes.
