Marysville Board of Education appoints new member

The Marysville Board of Education appointed a new board member to fill a vacant seat during a special meeting Tuesday.

The board announced the resignation of treasurer Dave Watson on Aug. 24. Following the resignation, the board had until Sept. 18 to fill the position, otherwise RESA would appoint someone instead. After receiving 10 applications and interviewing five candidates, the board appointed Mike Rutallie to the seat.

Superintendent Shawn Wightman said the board chose Rutallie because of his previous experience on the school board. Rutallie was on the board from 2015 to 2018. Rutallie said he applied because he saw that two seats are up for election in November and wanted to help the board.

"It takes about a year to get new members acclimated to the board, so if Marysville elects new people, that's half the board figuring out what it means to be on the board, and that can be a little difficult," Rutallie said. "I thought I could help out."

Rutallie said he wants to help the district succeed while he's on the board. He will be finishing the remaining two years of Watson's term.

In addition to a new member, the board also appointed a new treasurer. Trustee Barry Kreiner received the position. He has been on the board for six years.

Kreiner will serve as treasurer until the organizational meeting in January.

The next regular board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., Sept. 22 at Marysville High School.

The Marysville Board of Education has four seats with four year terms up for the election on Nov. 8. The following people are running for the openings:

• Pamela Binsfeld
• Colleen Dodson
• Kevin Palmateer, current board vice president
• David Schmorrow, current board president
• Duane Schunk
• Nick Thomas
• Catherine Vermeersch
• Aleiha Watson

Contact McKenna Golat at mgolat@gannett.com or (810) 292-0122.