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Locust Valley Board elects George Vasilea president, approves district appointments and service providers
Summary
At its annual organization meeting the Locust Valley Central School District board elected George Vasilea as president for 2026–27, appointed Allison Dunn as district clerk and approved a slate of district service providers, including legal counsel and auditors, by voice votes.
The Locust Valley Central School District Board of Education elected George Vasilea as board president for the 2026–27 school year and approved a series of routine organizational appointments at its annual organization meeting. The board also appointed Allison Dunn as district clerk and approved district legal counsel, auditors and architecture firms.
The board conducted nominations for president and vice president and carried the motions by voice vote. "I nominate George Vasilea for president," a board member said; a second was recorded and the chair declared Vasilea elected based on the voice vote. The board then administered the oath of office to the officers and moved through the organizational agenda.
Why it matters: The annual organization meeting establishes the board's leadership and the administrative and professional teams the district will rely on for legal, financial and facilities work through the coming school year.
Among the appointments approved were Gercio & Gercio LLP for district legal counsel; R.S. Abrams as district claims auditor; D'Arcangelo & Company as internal auditor; Nooraki Smith as external auditor; and Mark Design Studios and Architecture PC as district architects and engineers. Motions to appoint each firm were seconded and announced as approved unanimously.
The board approved routine operations items, including a resolution authorizing bonding of personnel, establishment of petty cash funds, adoption of stated mileage and meal reimbursement rates, and nonresident tuition rates included as an attachment to the agenda. The board set the date for the annual meeting and budget vote for May 18, 2027.
The board handled annual appointments and memberships — including purchasing agents, records access officer, Title IX compliance officer, DASA coordinator, 504 and HERA compliance officers, and others — as part of the consent agenda. Item 8d, the appointment of student ex officio board members, was pulled from the consent agenda for separate consideration.
What’s next: The board adjourned the reorganization portion of the meeting and convened its regular session. Many of the appointments are annual and procedural; the board will move forward with committees and any operational follow-up as needed.
Attribution: Quotations and attributions in this report are drawn from the board meeting transcript. Voice votes were recorded as unanimous in the meeting record.
