And the Winners Are....

The results of the January 6, 2010 election for the  School Board Nominating Committee have been announced, and here are the winners from each area:

Edgewood:  Shoshana Bederman and Melpo Fite
Fox Meadow: Janet Korins and Peter Zurkow
Greenacres: Erin Foster and Wayne Aaron.  Hal Abrahams was elected to serve the remaining year of the term of Mindy White, who needs to resign from the SBNC.
Heathcote : Vivian Sklar and Jonathan Tamir
Quaker Ridge: Jonathan Bradlow and Angela Manson

The amendment to the Joint Resolution passed with 353 yes votes, 12 no votes and 51 abstentions. The total number of votes cast in the election were 416.

The amendment to the Joint Resolution allows for voting in the School Board Nominating Committee election by mail and stipulates that:

• Mail-in ballots and certifications shall be made available to the public in hard copy at Scarsdale Village Hall and the Public Library and in electronic form on http://www.scarsdalesbnc.com
• Eligible voters may submit a ballot by mail or other means of delivery in a sealed envelope to the Chair of the Administration Committee.
• The voter must certify that the voter (1) is eligible to vote and (2) has not yet voted in the election.
• Any ballots received without a duly completed and signed certification shall be invalid and shall not be counted.
• Both the ballot and certification must be received by the Chair of the Administrative Committee no later than 5 p.m. on the day immediately prior to the election day.
• The proposed amendment also clarifies the duties of the Administrative and Joint Committees and the various deadlines for performing each committee’s duties

Thanks to Susan Kessler, Ken Keats, Stephen Fridakis, Purvi Shah, Madeline Feldman and the members of the SBNC for their work on the committee and on the election.