Measure: GPS Budget SOMR
Passed on 2025-04-21
Whereas the Education Committee was severely disappointed in of the BET decision to reduce the Board of Education’s Approved Operating Budget by $4,048,621 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
Whereas the Representative Town Meeting feels it is our responsibility to make sure Greenwich Public Schools and its students are properly funded.
It is therefore resolved that it is the Sense of the Meeting that the RTM respectfully requests that BET re-open the Operating Budget vote for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, to better meet the financial needs of Greenwich Public Schools.
Related measures:
- Amend GPS Budget SOMR - D8 Motion (2025-04-21)
- Sustain Ruling of the Chair (2025-04-21)
- Amend GPS Budget SOMR - D6 Motion (2025-04-21)
- Motion - Suspend Rules to Add Non-Agenda SOMR to the Agenda (2025-04-21)
- Motion - Move Previous Question (2025-04-21)
At a Glance
Party Breakdown
- Democrats were most likely to vote: Yes
- Republicans were split between: Yes and No
- Unaffiliateds were most likely to vote: Yes
Vote Breakdown
Overall Outcome
Outcome by District
Votes by District
Votes Cast
RTM
| Name | District | Vote | Modality |
|---|---|---|---|
| John V. Bologna | District 3 | Yes | In Person |
| Michael P. Behringer | District 7 | No | Remote |
| M. Irene Dietrich | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Ellen Murdock | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Victoria Martin Young | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Debbie L. Appelbaum | District 7 | Yes | In Person |
| Aakash Patel | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| Catherine L. Whitaker | District 5 | Did Not Vote | Remote |
| Robert M. Chaney | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Alison F. Soler | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Stacy A. Young | District 9 | Yes | In Person |
| Rosemarie Macaluso | District 4 | Yes | In Person |
| Hector E. Arzeno | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Margaret H. Butler | District 7 | Yes | In Person |
| Stephanie A. Cowie | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Allison W. Rogers | District 5 | Yes | Remote |
| Kimberly R. Treibick | District 5 | Yes | Remote |
| Averardo "Aldo" Pascarella | District 2 | Did Not Vote | In Person |
| Steven P. Rubin | District 3 | Yes | In Person |
| Ramya T. Hopley | District 10 | No | In Person |
| Christopher J Colford | District 3 | Yes | In Person |
| Abbe F. Large | District 9 | Abstain | Remote |
| Seth W. Bacon | District 4 | Yes | In Person |
| Gregory J. Zorthian | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Lucy B. Krasnor | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| Brigitte A. Lee | District 1 | Absent | Absent |
| Paul A. Olmsted | District 5 | No | Remote |
| Blake S. Delany | District 2 | Yes | Remote |
| Craig W. Amundson | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Adam L. Leader | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Erika Walsh | District 2 | Yes | Remote |
| Pamela R. Ferraro | District 9 | Yes | In Person |
| Andrea Lynn Blume | District 4 | Absent | Absent |
| Andrew S. Winston | District 12 | Yes | Remote |
| Jill T. Kelly | District 2 | Yes | In Person |
| John M. Merrill | District 6 | Did Not Vote | In Person |
| Cliff M. Yonce | District 10 | No | Remote |
| Richard P. Niemynski | District 4 | No | Remote |
| Joshua H. Brown | District 4 | Yes | In Person |
| Frederick Lee Jr | District 1 | Absent | Absent |
| Mary A. Keller | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Patricia Adams | District 9 | Yes | In Person |
| Noelle Marie Moore | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Sean Andrew Olesen | District 5 | Yes | Remote |
| Bonnie Zeh | District 4 | No | In Person |
| Sally E. Bednar | District 6 | Abstain | In Person |
| Elizabeth Mills "Sanders" | District 1 | Abstain | In Person |
| Diego Sanchez | District 4 | Yes | Remote |
| Pamela C. Pell | District 10 | No | In Person |
| Thomas K. Carroll | District 10 | Did Not Vote | In Person |
| Katharine Ashworth | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| Geralyn Beth O. Rubenstein | District 9 | Yes | In Person |
| Eric P. Beiley | District 5 | Yes | Remote |
| Pragati Soni | District 2 | Yes | Remote |
| Susan Fahey | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Valerie Stauffer | District 7 | No | In Person |
| Coline Jenkins | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Elizabeth "Betsy" J. Galindo | District 7 | Abstain | In Person |
| Glen A. Canner | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Barbara Galton Hindman | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Andrew Oliver II | District 8 | No | Remote |
| Hale Bayram | District 3 | Yes | In Person |
| Robert W. Carter | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Mark J. Lewis | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Michael J. D'Angelo | District 12 | Yes | Remote |
| Alexander J. Popp | District 4 | No | Remote |
| Craig E. Chapman | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Stephen R. Meskers | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Aaron J. Leonard | District 12 | Yes | Remote |
| Cathleen M. "Cate" Keeney | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Mary Ellen D. Markowitz | District 2 | Yes | Remote |
| Kristen Niemynski | District 4 | No | Remote |
| Peter J. Samponaro | District 11 | Absent | Absent |
| Karen B. Giannuzzi | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Elizabeth S. Urdang | District 1 | Yes | Remote |
| Katherine N. LoBalbo | District 2 | Yes | In Person |
| Elizabeth J. "Liz" Eckert | District 4 | Did Not Vote | Remote |
| Ferdinando G. Schiro | District 9 | Yes | Remote |
| Valerie A. D'Angelo | District 12 | Yes | Remote |
| Allyson T. Cowin | District 10 | No | Remote |
| Isra Selin Bayram | District 3 | Yes | In Person |
| Elizabeth C. Mac Gillivray | District 7 | No | In Person |
| Rosalind Nicastro | District 3 | Abstain | Remote |
| Jillian C. Aufderheide | District 1 | No | Remote |
| Maria Bocchino | District 4 | Yes | In Person |
| Nicole Murphy Chaudhri | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Tiffany A. Evangelista | District 3 | Yes | In Person |
| Laura A. Estevez | District 4 | Yes | In Person |
| Barbara E. O'Neill | District 6 | Absent | Absent |
| Ammar F. Murad | District 2 | Yes | In Person |
| Adam M. Brodsky | District 11 | No | Remote |
| Michelle M. Waugh | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Daniel E. P. Quigley | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| Ingrid Hang | District 11 | No | In Person |
| Elizabeth Porcher "Shaye" Hester | District 9 | Yes | Remote |
| Francis J. "Kip" Burgweger Jr | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Myra H. Klockenbrink | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Paul C. Genovese | District 3 | Yes | In Person |
| Carol A. Zarrilli | District 9 | No | In Person |
| Elizabeth "Liz" Dyer Tommasino | District 8 | Absent | Absent |
| Lucy von Brachel | District 4 | Yes | In Person |
| Amaris Loren Guadalupe | District 10 | No | In Person |
| Julia H. Lane | District 1 | Yes | Remote |
| Jill M. Capalbo | District 8 | Did Not Vote | In Person |
| Marianne Gattinella | District 7 | No | Remote |
| James J Finn | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Lisa Becker Edmundson | District 8 | Yes | Remote |
| Edward D. Dadakis | District 1 | Abstain | In Person |
| Pamela Mercedes Fontana | District 10 | No | Remote |
| Cheryl A. Moss | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Christina S. Downey | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| Sophia Scarpelli | District 8 | No | In Person |
| Elizabeth Bradford Hopley | District 11 | No | In Person |
| Allison C. "Icy" Frantz | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| Mary M. "Molly" Saleeby | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Carol C. Ducret | District 6 | Abstain | Remote |
| Frederick R. Feldman | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| Barbara T. Darula | District 9 | No | Remote |
| Peter M. Cruikshank | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Kimberly Morgan Blank | District 7 | Yes | Remote |
| Michael J. Acerbo | District 9 | No | In Person |
| James J. Capparelle | District 8 | Did Not Vote | In Person |
| Alison W. Ghiorse | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| Hilary Haroche | District 10 | Abstain | In Person |
| Maya L Tichio | District 7 | Abstain | In Person |
| Walter E. "Skip" Auch | District 11 | No | Remote |
| Nan Michelle Levy | District 10 | No | In Person |
| Janet McMahon | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Joan B. Thakor | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| Joseph J. Kelly | District 2 | Yes | In Person |
| Sylvester J. Pecora Sr. | District 3 | Yes | In Person |
| Samuelle "Sammie" Terese Lazar Jacobs | District 8 | Yes | Remote |
| Jane C. Weisbecker | District 9 | Yes | Remote |
| Anthony James Moor | District 7 | No | In Person |
| Edward T. Broadhurst III | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| Christine L. Edwards | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Dawn M. Fortunato | District 3 | Yes | Remote |
| Noah R. Finz | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Joanne I. Steinhart | District 9 | Yes | Remote |
| Kathleen M. Myer | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Genevieve J. "Genny" Krob | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Peter G. Van Duyne | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| David P. Snyder | District 6 | Did Not Vote | Remote |
| Ellen M. Brennan-Galvin | District 7 | Absent | Absent |
| Cathryn Fineman "Cathy" Steel | District 11 | Yes | Remote |
| William W. Galvin III | District 7 | Yes | In Person |
| Richard J. Neuman | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Sharon Lee Lazar | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Elizabeth "Wynn" McDaniel | District 7 | No | In Person |
| D. Ryan Brumberg | District 10 | Did Not Vote | Remote |
| Thomas J. Cahill | District 7 | Yes | In Person |
| Jennifer Alexis Jones | District 2 | Yes | In Person |
| Vinay S. Pande | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Samuel Aaron Rosenfeld | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| James Waters | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Morgan R. Evans | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Brian George Sullivan | District 8 | Absent | Absent |
| Kara L. Philbin | District 10 | No | In Person |
| Sheila M. Phelan | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Vernon B. Schwartz | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Donna F. Gaudioso-Zeale | District 9 | Absent | Absent |
| Patricia "Patti" DeFelice | District 9 | Abstain | Remote |
| Douglas M. Fenton | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| Lauren B. O'Keefe | District 9 | Abstain | Remote |
| Keith A. Damsky | District 2 | Yes | In Person |
| Marilyn Ross Cahn | District 6 | Did Not Vote | Remote |
| Alexis Voulgaris | District 6 | Did Not Vote | In Person |
| Kathleen L. "Kate" Laverge | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| Karsten A. Vagner | District 3 | Yes | Remote |
| Gerald Joseph Porricelli | District 12 | Yes | Remote |
| Andrea J. Casson | District 4 | Yes | In Person |
| Dean C. Goss | District 1 | Did Not Vote | Remote |
| W. Brooks Harris | District 10 | Did Not Vote | In Person |
| P. Jude Collins | District 10 | Abstain | In Person |
| Mary Connolly Flynn | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Andrew Vranos | District 12 | No | Remote |
| Christopher M. Langel | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| Lynn B. Garelick | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| Jeffrey S. Urdang | District 1 | Yes | Remote |
| Mary Tobin | District 6 | Yes | Remote |
| Jaysen Lee Medhurst | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| Jane Owen Brash | District 5 | Yes | Remote |
| Abigail R. McCarthy | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Michael T. Goldstein | District 10 | Abstain | Remote |
| Tracy H. Freedman | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Laura P. Gladstone | District 2 | Did Not Vote | Remote |
| Francia Alvarez | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Felice "Felix" Rovelli | District 5 | Yes | Remote |
| William J. "Bill" Meurer | District 7 | Yes | In Person |
| Stacey L. Widlitz | District 6 | Yes | Remote |
| Javier A. Aleman | District 4 | Absent | Absent |
| Sandra K. Harris | District 10 | Did Not Vote | In Person |
| Jennifer Ann Klein | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Thomas Agresta | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Ogden H. Hammond | District 10 | Abstain | Remote |
| Thomas M. West | District 11 | No | Remote |
| Jan Rogers Kniffen | District 11 | No | Remote |
| Alice B. Duff | District 7 | No | In Person |
| Amelia Cara Szabo | District 9 | Yes | Remote |
| Hilary A. Gunn | District 7 | Yes | In Person |
| Nerlyn G. Pierson | District 11 | Absent | Absent |
| Tracy D. Parsons "Grossman" | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Jennifer Ann Andrews | District 6 | Yes | In Person |
| Donald R. Conway | District 2 | Did Not Vote | In Person |
| Linda A. Cochran | District 5 | Did Not Vote | Remote |
| Chloe H. Rosenfeld | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| Gregory D Brown | District 9 | Yes | Remote |
| Joyce P. "Jay" Teevan | District 2 | Yes | In Person |
| Jonathan A. Kantor | District 12 | Yes | Remote |
| Jane S. Sprung | District 10 | No | In Person |
| Louisa H. Stone | District 10 | Yes | In Person |
| Martin T. Leibrock | District 7 | Yes | In Person |
| Ronald F. Carosella | District 4 | Absent | Absent |
| Victoria "Vicki" Spencer Morton | District 7 | No | Remote |
| Lindy M. Lilien | District 5 | Yes | In Person |
| Brian J. Malin | District 9 | Did Not Vote | Remote |
| Jonathan M. Perloe | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Jonathan R. Shankman | District 9 | No | Remote |
| John S. Hopley | District 10 | No | In Person |
| Charles F. Costello | District 4 | Yes | Remote |
| Caryn S. Rosenbaum | District 8 | Yes | In Person |
| Jane S. Sulich | District 12 | Yes | Remote |
| Jordan E Yarett | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| David A. Levine | District 1 | Yes | In Person |
| Jocelyn Y. Riddle | District 12 | Yes | Remote |
| Thomas M. Devaney | District 11 | Yes | In Person |
| Richard S. Montier | District 12 | Yes | In Person |
| Daniel Izzo | District 6 | Yes | Remote |