North Castle Town Board Fills Vacancy With Appointment
The North Castle Town Board filled its vacant seat Wednesday night by appointing longtime town resident Jose Berra to serve.
Berra, an independent who was nominated by the town’s Democratic Committee as one of two candidates for last year’s election, finished third in November behind new council members Barry Reiter and Barbara DiGiacinto.
An appointment was needed once Michael Schiliro won the supervisor’s race last fall requiring him to resign the council seat he had held for the past six years. Berra, a 25-year Armonk resident and formerly a tax attorney for the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Policy, will serve for the rest of the year.
Schiliro said the board had interviewed “a fair number” of applicants for the opening but opted for Berra because of his willingness to serve and his professional expertise.
“I was impressed with his skill set but we wanted to follow a process, and in conclusion we determined his skill set for the town is a match,” Schiliro said.
A special election will be held in November to determine who will finish the final year of Schiliro’s unexpired term. The seat will be up again in 2015 for the next full four-year term.
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