GREENFIELD — Precinct 4 Councilor John Bottomley has been named council president for 2024, stepping into the role vacated by Dan Guin.

“It’s been a privilege to work the last four years, or two years with the councilors that are returning,” Bottomley said at the council’s reorganization meeting Tuesday evening after all new members were sworn in earlier that day. “I’m new at this, so be patient. I’m sure I’ll need help, but I’m really looking forward to it.”

Precinct 6 Councilor Sheila Gilmour, meanwhile, will serve as vice president.

“I look forward to working with everybody,” she said.

As for the School Committee, which also reorganized Tuesday evening, Glenn Johnson-Mussad was named chair for the upcoming year. He will serve alongside Kate Martini as vice chair and Elizabeth Deneeve as secretary.

Though no other nominations were put forth, member Amy Proietti, who previously served as chair, noted the board’s gender dynamic.

“For my entire time on the School Committee, we’ve had a supermajority of women and one man on the committee,” she said. “I guess I would say if the dynamic were reversed, the men would never allow a woman to be chair.”

Martini said while she appreciated Proietti’s comments, she planned to support “the best person for the job.”

“I appreciate your temperament and organization and sense of humor at many of our meetings in the past,” Martini said, speaking to Johnson-Mussad. “I appreciate your experience coming from other aspects of your career that I think lend themselves to the organization of a committee like this.”

Deneeve, who nominated Johnson-Mussad, said she could not think of a better person to chair the committee.

“You are diplomatic,” she said. “You are fair-minded … and I think you take all of our views to heart, and I’m really thrilled there’s a possibility for you to facilitate this experience for a year.”

Ultimately, Proietti was the sole dissenting vote.

“I do hope I can be a good School Committee member for the whole community and to listen to everybody on the committee whether I agree with everything or not,” Johnson-Mussad said. “The community has really spoken to us in many ways about what they want from us. You want us to be focused on student outcomes. You want the children in Greenfield to get a good education, and I think everybody on this committee will work really hard to make that happen.”

Reporter Mary Byrne can be reached at mbyrne@recorder.com or 413-930-4429. Twitter (X): @MaryEByrne.