The Community Education Council for New York City Geographic District #28 voted unanimously on Dec. 4 to adopt a resolution declaring an elected council seat vacant.

President Quentin Mezzetin moved the resolution and the council conducted a roll-call vote recorded during the meeting; every member present voted yes during the roll call adopting the vacancy resolution. Council members earlier had noted that one member (Jordan Akemza) resigned for personal reasons, leaving two vacancies.

Members discussed active candidates and the council’s obligation to follow FACE and ethics vetting before voting to appoint replacements. Because at least one candidate remained in the vetting process, the council moved to table action to fill the vacancies until both seats could be considered together; the motion to table was taken by roll call with one member recorded as voting no on the tabling action.

Why it matters: Vacancies affect the council’s capacity and committee workloads; timing and ethics clearance determine whether an individual candidate is eligible to be seated.

Next steps: Council leadership will post vacancies and set a deadline for applications, coordinate with FACE/ethics for vetting and return to the question of appointments at the next meeting after holiday scheduling constraints are addressed.