Two close votes decided the president and vice president positions on the Lehighton Area School Board during Monday night's reorganization.

Gloria Bowman was re-elected as president for 2015 with Larry Stern replacing Hal Resh as vice president.Both votes were 5-4.For president, Wayne Wentz nominated Bowman, while Lori Nothstein nominated Resh.Both candidates voted for themselves. Wentz, Stern, Andrew Yenser and Stephen Holland voted for Bowman. Nothstein, Rocky Ahner and William Hill Jr. voted for Resh."Thank you for reinstating me as board president," Bowman said following the vote.Wentz nominated Stern for vice president with Hill nominating Resh.The same voters who supported Bowman for president voted for Stern, with Resh getting the same four votes as he did for president.Nothstein will continue representing the district on the Lehighton Memorial Library board as Yenser will on the Carbon Career & Technical Institute joint operating committee.Lehighton's regular board meetings will continue to be on the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the district administration building. The exceptions will be in May and September, when the meetings will be on the third Monday.Workshop meetings will remain on the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. starting Jan. 12.Bowman appointed the following board members to committees for 2015:Negotiations and Personnel: Stern, Holland, Wentz and ReshBudget and Finance: Resh, Yenser and BowmanBuilding and Grounds: Wentz, Holland and SternPolicy and Academic Affairs: Bowman, Stern and ReshWellness: AhnerAthletic: Wentz, Holland and SternLegislative Policy: Ahner and HillAdvisory Committee of Title 1: Bowman.