1/14/14 - The choice of the person who will lead the Brighton Board of Education for the next year was a bit of a surprise to some in attendance Monday night. At the annual organizational meeting, 26-year-old Nick Fiani was chosen to be president for 2014, making him one of the youngest â if not the youngest - person to lead a school board in the state. He beat out the other nominee, outgoing board vice President Bill Anderson, on a split vote. Voted in as vice president to replace Anderson was Bill Trombley; Beth Minert was named secretary and John Conely was chosen to be treasurer. Fiani tells WHMI his top priority in the coming year will be restoring the Brighton school district to fiscal integrity. Fiani notes that it will be a challenging year ahead for the Brighton Board of Education because the contracts of all three major bargaining groups â teachers, support personnel and administration â are all set to expire. In addition to focusing on reducing the deficit, Fiani says he also wants to improve what he says is already one of the best in the state. Fiani says while he doesnât realistically expect the board and administration to completely eliminate the long-term legacy deficit, he expects it will be reduced by $5 million to a figure the district can erase in 2015, that being $3.5 million. (TT)
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