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Mamaroneck board reorganizes, approves slate of appointments and $141.5 million tax warrant
Summary
At its July 8 reorganization meeting the Mamaroneck Union Free School District swore in board officers, confirmed administrative appointments and approved a $141,513,550 tax warrant to fund the 2024–25 budget.
A reorganization meeting of the Mamaroneck Union Free School District Board of Education on July 8 opened with oaths of office for district officials and moved through a series of routine but consequential administrative approvals, including a $141,513,550 tax warrant for the 2024–25 school year.
Arianna Cohen was nominated and sworn in as board president and Athena Belcido Makish was elected and sworn as vice president; Sally Cantwell was sworn as secretary. The board also approved a slate of administrative appointments, including Joanne Rice as district clerk; Adrianne Damita as district treasurer; Sylvia Wallach as deputy treasurer and interim purchasing agent; Anna Provenzano as internal claims auditor; and Jesse Dansey as data protection officer. The independent audit firm O'Connor Davies was retained for the 2024 audit at a fee of $47,800, and Ingram and Smith LLP was named general counsel with the retainer and hourly terms outlined in the attachments presented to the board.
Board members adopted routine governance items and financial authorizations: designation of depositories (Flagstar Bank, JPMorgan Chase, NYLAF, Metropolitan Commercial Bank and NYClass), authorization for the assistant superintendent for business to certify payrolls and to approve contracts up to $10,000, and parameters for budget transfers and change orders with thresholds that reserve higher-dollar approvals for the full board. The assistant superintendent announced the tax warrant amount as $141,513,550 for the period 07/01/2024–06/30/2025; the board voted to approve the warrant and to authorize the levy required to implement the voter-approved budget.
The board approved a range of policy and compliance appointments required by state law, including 504 and Title IX compliance officers and impartial hearing officers for the 2024–25 year, and authorized the superintendent and business officer to apply for and sign state and federal grant paperwork. Multiple motions were made, seconded and recorded as "all in favor"; roll-call tallies were not provided in the public transcript.
The meeting concluded after the board set its regular meeting dates for the coming year and adjourned.
