Antigo School Board has new look

The Antigo School Board changed its leadership at a special meeting on Thursday night. Before the vote, acting president Kristen Mattmiller announced that Danny Pyeatt, the board's president, had resigned effective immediately. The board then voted 5-3 to remove the sitting president, vice president, treasurer and secretary from their posts. Mike Parizek, Jean Adams, Danny Nicholson, Melissa Cornelius and Randy Myers voted in favor, while Mattmiller, Jill Mattek-Nelson and Angi Schreiber voted against.

In the new election, Parizek became president by a 5-3 secret ballot. Adams became vice president after three rounds, winning the last by four votes to three with one abstention. Nicholson was chosen treasurer and Cornelius clerk, both unanimously. Adams said the officers were chosen when the board was not full and that some members were unhappy with them. She also said she was frustrated about not getting items on the agenda, and that no cause is needed to hold a new officer vote.

Opponents asked why the vote could not wait until the board's usual spring reorganization or until the vacant seat is filled. Mattmiller and Mattek-Nelson said the district's legal team advised against the move because it could expose the district to legal risk, even after a second memo. Adams said the motion was legal under the board's interpretation. The article does not say what happens next.