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Cibelli On Ballot. Wood: Alexis Greer Meets Residency Law. Will Challenge Power Posted on Friday, July 14 @ 02:12:57 EDT by jfbailey

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WPCNR Backroom Bulletin. By John F. Bailey. July 14, 2006: In the intriguing fog shrouding the process unfolding as the city considers a successor to deceased Councilman Robert Greer, two new developments surfaced from the murk Thursday.

 

Paul Wood, White Plains Executive Officer. January, 2005. Photo, WPCNR News Archive

 

Paul Wood, City Executive Officer, announced that Cass Cibelli, the White Plains Planning Board member and unsuccessful candidate for County Legislator, has turned in his petitions to the County Board of Elections in a bid to be placed on the November “Special Election” Ballot for the remaining year of Councilman Greer’s term. Wood also said Alexis Greer, Mayor Delfino's choice to fill Mr. Greer's term for the next five months through December 31, met eligibility requirements according to the City Charter.  (Greer died of ALS disease June 27, triggering the process by which a special election in November is required by the Charter.)



Wood confirmed the eligibility of Alexis Greer, the deceased Councilman’s daughter, to take her father’s place for the next five months on the Council was in order, saying she was a legal resident of the city for the amount of time required by the Charter, having been a resident for years when she lived with her parents. Wood added Ms. Greer did not have to be a registered voter to be appointed to the Common Council.

 

Wood  noted that Ms. Greer did not have as much baggage as Mr. Power, whom Wood said had “a clear conflict of interest” if he were placed on the council, or ultimately elected to the Council.

 

 

 

 Mr. Power is currently employed by the Westchester County Industrial Developent Agency as an aid to its Director, Sal Carrera. The IDA often does business with the city, and its developers, most notably, Louis Cappelli, the IDA having very quietly granted Mr. Cappelli a $27 Million loan on the construction of the City Center parking garage, without announcing it or sending out a press release.

 

Wood told WPCNR the city would challenge Power’s selection to the council either on an interim basis, and should Mr. Power (with a strong Democrat majority in registered voters), wins the November Special Election against Mr. Cibelli, the city would also challenge any election of Mr. Power on the same conflict of interest issues.

 

Wood said the challenge would be brought to the Ethics Board and through the courts based on the alleged conflict of interest, due to Mr. Power’s conflict  of allegiance to the county in conflict with the needs of the city. (The city is particularly interested in developing its own Industrial Development Agency, and may seek an increase in sales tax, issues in direct conflict with Mr. Power’s duties on the IDA – bringing businesses to Westchester County.)

 

 Wood said that though the City Charter does not spell out the circumstances of Mr. Power’s serving as a conflict of interest, the city Ethics Board had more stringent guidelines that he declined to elaborate upon. Wood saw a scenario where Mr. Power, should he be elected would be declared ineligible to serve on the basis of the conflict and Mr. Cibelli securing the seat by default, even if Cibbelli  should lose the election.


 
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