Procedure Committee Invites Comments on Proposed Changes to the Non-Partisan Resolution

To the Editor: The Scarsdale Procedure Committee, which administers the non-partisan election system in Scarsdale, has invited voters to help improve the system by commenting on proposed changes to its governing document, the Non-Partisan Resolution. Please visit the PC’s website here where you'll find an explanation of the proposed amendments in addition to a copy of the current Non-Partisan Resolution, marked to show the proposed changes. The primary focus of the changes is to authorize the members of Scarsdale's Citizens Nominating Committee, who are elected by the voters to select candidates for the village offices of Mayor, Trustee and Village Justice, to choose the leadership of both the CNC and the PC.

During this public comment period through August 31, 2018, all suggestions about the proposed amendments received by the PC from Scarsdale voters and community organizations will be reviewed by the PC. The PC will then propose amendments which, in the Committee’s judgment, should be presented on the ballot for a vote Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at the same time that Scarsdale voters elect a new class of Citizens Nominating Committee members.

Please submit comments about the proposed amendments via email to [email protected]. These are the Scarsdale residents who are members of the 2018 Procedure Committee: Charles Baltman; Sarah Bell; David Dembitzer; Eric Cheng; Madelaine Eppenstein; Timothy Foley; Jeff Goodwin; Mayra Kirkendall-Rodríguez; Eli Mattioli; David Peck; Richard Pinto; Pam Rubin; Gregory Soldatenko; Jill Spielberg; Nancy Steinberg; Michelle Sterling; and Bruce Wells.

Madelaine Eppenstein, Procedure Committee Chair

Email: [email protected]

and Eric Cheng, Procedure Committee Vice Chair