The Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees is slated to discuss increasing its mayoral and trustee terms from two years to four years at its meeting Tuesday, Oct. 15.
The amendment proposes that in the 2025 election, the mayor, trustee and village justice positions would be for four-year terms. But in the 2026 election, the trustee positions up for election would be for five years.
After those two elections, all positions would be for four-year terms.
Currently, the village board’s mayor and trustee positions are slated for two years. This law change, if passed, would increase terms to four years starting with the 2025 elections.
Under the new law, village elections would be held biennially in odd-numbered years. Village elections are now held every year.
The last time the length of terms was changed was for the 2003 election. The law change does not include amendments regarding term limits.
Mayor Pedram Bral, who was elected in 2015, was last re-elected in 2023. His first three elections in 2015, 2017 and 2019 were against challengers, but he faced no opposition in the last two re-elections in 2021 and 2023.
Bra’s mayoral seat would be up for election again in 2025, which if the law were passed would be for a four-year term.
Trustees Anne Mendelson’s and Steven Hope’s seats are also up for election in 2025.
Deputy Mayor Barton Sobel’s, who is technically a trustee, and Trustee Eli Kashi’s seats would face election in 2026. These two seats would be for the five-year term.
A public hearing will be held on the term amendment Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the village hall located at 767 Middle Neck Road in the white trailers. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
