The results of Mount Vernon’s May 19 school and library board elections:
School Board
- Dr. Carleen Evans
- Dr. Lynne Middleton
- Steven Vasquez
Library Board
- Jonathan Michael Davis
School District Budget: Rejected
What happens next on the budget
Under New York law, the school board has two options after a budget defeat. It can put a revised or identical budget up for a revote in June, or it can skip the revote and adopt a contingency budget directly. A contingency budget allows no increase in the tax levy over the prior year. If the board holds a revote and voters reject the budget a second time, the district must adopt a contingency budget.
A note from the Integrity Project
The Mount Vernon Civic Integrity Project congratulates the winners.
That includes our board member Steven Vasquez, who will step down from MVCIP’s board under our bylaws, which bar elected officials from serving on it.
Running for public office is not easy, especially for unpaid volunteer positions. We thank everyone who ran and wish the winners well as they work to improve governance in Mount Vernon.