While newcomer Stewart Mininsky picked up the most votes in the Board of Education election and residents approved the school district’s $122.1 million budget, the vote totals between the two incumbent candidates, Darlene Tangney and Gina Guma, were too close to call Tuesday.
District officials refused to release any further details, but stated that Mininsky did receive the most votes. The district added that they would talk to Board of Elections officials Wednesday to validate approximately 18 affidavits ballots in an effort to determine who received the second highest vote total in the at-large election. Mininsky will serve a three-year term on the board starting July 1.
The budget passed by a vote of 1841 to 936, according to Newsday. The 2012-13 budget is $3.5 million higher than the current spending plan. The new budget represents a more than 3 percent tax levy increase.
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Voters also supported the Long Beach Public Library’s $3.3 million 2012-13 budget by a vote of 1856 to 850. The budget is 1.8 percent larger than the current spending plan.
Library Trustees Warren Vegh ran unopposed and won a five-year term.
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* Emily Wood contributed to this story.
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