(Oneida, NY – Jan. 9, 2014) The Oneida Public Library Board of Trustees invites adult residents of the OPL Special Legislature District who are interested in running for one of two open seats on the board to pick up voter petitions at the library, 220 Broad St,
To get on the ballot for the trustee election and budget vote March 4, each candidate must collect a minimum of 25 signatures of registered voters who reside in the OPL Special District. The Special District is coextensive with the Oneida City School District. It includes Durhamville, Oneida City, Oneida Castle, Wampsville and portions of Sylvan Beach and the towns of Lenox, Lincoln, Vernon and Verona. Completed petitions must be returned to the OPL director by Friday, Feb. 3, at 5 p.m.
The two open board positions include a full five-year term and a one-year term to fill out the term of retiring member Eileen Kinsella. Those elected March 4 to be OPL trustees will start their terms at the beginning of the library’s new fiscal year, July 1, 2014.
The OPL board currently consists of Patricia Albaugh (president), Jim Bacher, Charles Chambers (treasurer), Eileen Kinsella, Diane Roy (secretary), Lillian White (vice-president) and Bob Wilkins.
For more information, contact the OPL director, Carolyn Gerakopoulos, at 363-3050.