Editing Irvington, New York (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:Irvington 1868 map.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Irvington section of an 1868 map of [[Hastings-on-Hudson, New York|Hastings]], [[Dobbs Ferry, New York|Dobbs Ferry]] and Irvington, with the village surrounded by the large estates and summer homes of the rich. Note that Main Street is called "Main Avenue".<br>{{center|[[Media:Irvington 1868 map.jpg|Expand this map]] / [[Media:Hastings Dobbs Ferry Irvington map.jpg|Full map]]}}]]

Irvington is one of six incorporated villages that lie within the town of Greenburgh.<ref name=walkable>Hodara, Susan (August 1, 2018) [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/01/realestate/irvington-ny-a-walkable-village-with-striking-manhattan-views.html "Living in: Irvington, N.Y.: A Walkable Village With Striking Manhattan Views"] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> The village is governed by a mayor, who is elected every two years in odd-numbered years, and four trustees, who also serve two-year terms. Two of the trustees are elected in odd-numbered years, with the mayor and the other two in even-numbered years. Each year, the mayor appoints one of the trustees to be deputy mayor. A paid village administrator is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the village, assisted by a clerk-treasurer. The administration is divided into eleven departments:<ref>[http://www.irvingtonny.gov/index.aspx?NID=8 "Departments"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100604035335/http://www.irvingtonny.gov/index.aspx?NID=8 |date=June 4, 2010 }} on the Irvington official website</ref>

*Administrator
*Building
*Clerk-Treasurer
*Fire
*Justice Court
*Library
*Parks and Recreation
*Police
*Public Works
*Town Hall Theater
*Water and Sewer

In addition, the mayor and board of trustees are assisted in the governance of the village by a number of voluntary boards and committees:

*Architectural Review Board
*Beautification Committee
*Cable Advisory Board
*Citizens' Budget Committee
*Climate Protection Task Force
*Community Advisory Board
*Environmental Conservation Board
*Ethics Board
*Library Board
*Main Street Zoning Committee
*Open Space Advisory Committee
*Parks and Recreation Master Plan Committee
*Planning Board
*Recreation Advisory Committee
*Theater Commission
*Trailways Committee
*Transportation Committee
*Tree Preservation Commission
*War Monument Committee
*Zoning Board of Appeals<ref>{{Cite web |title=Volunteer Boards and Committees {{!}} Irvington, NY - Official Website |url=https://www.irvingtonny.gov/55/Volunteer-Boards-and-Committees |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=www.irvingtonny.gov}}</ref>

Irvington is protected by its own 22-person police department, along with a volunteer fire department and volunteer ambulance corps, all of which are located on Main Street. Irvington's government communicates with the village's citizens through a newsletter, e-mail notifications and the village website.

===2005 mayoral election===
The controversial 2005 Irvington mayoral election was held on March 15, 2005, but was not decided until October 27, 2005. The race between [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[incumbent]] [[Dennis Flood|Dennis P. Flood]] and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] challenger Erin Malloy ended up being decided "by lots", as required by New York state law when a village election is tied (847 votes for each candidate).

The count that took place on election night gave Flood a one-vote lead. On March 18, the Westchester County Board of Elections recounted the votes, giving Malloy a one-vote lead. Turning to two unopened [[absentee ballot]]s, the board found that one was for Flood, resulting in a tie. The other absentee ballot was not opened as the name on the envelope did not match any names on the voter-registration list. Susan B. Morton, who had registered to vote as Susan Brenner Morton, stepped forward three days later and demanded that her vote for Malloy be counted. For several months afterward, various suits, motions, and appeals were filed in state courts. On October 20, the [[New York Court of Appeals|Court of Appeals]], New York State's highest court, denied requests by Malloy and Morton, leaving the election in a tie. To comply with state law, the village had to use random lots to decide the winner.

State law does not specify the method of drawing lots, so the village opted to draw [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarters]] from a bag. Eight quarters were used. Four had a bald eagle on the back and represented Malloy. Flood was represented by four quarters with the [[Statue of Liberty]] on the back. Village Trustee/[[Deputy Mayor]] Richard Livingston, a Republican, drew a quarter from the bag. It was handed to Village Clerk Lawrence Schopfer, who declared Flood to be the winner. Flood was then sworn in for his sixth two-year term as mayor of Irvington.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Jennifer |date=2005-03-22 |title=Mayoral Election in Irvington Remains Far From Resolved |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/22/nyregion/mayoral-election-in-irvington-remains-far-from-resolved.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Jennifer |date=2005-03-25 |title=In Irvington, One Vote Keeps the Town on Edge |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/25/nyregion/in-irvington-one-vote-keeps-the-town-on-edge.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina (NYT) |first=Jennifer |date=2005-03-29 |title=Metro Briefing {{!}} New York: Irvington: Challenger Wins By 1 Vote |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-irvington-challenger-wins-by-1-vote.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina (NYT) |first=Jennifer |date=2005-07-08 |title=Metro Briefing {{!}} New York: Irvington: Court Orders End To Mayoral Race |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/08/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-irvington-court-orders-end-to-mayoral-race.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Foderaro (NYT) |first=Lisa W. |date=2005-10-21 |title=Metro Briefing {{!}} New York: Irvington: Court Refuses To Break Mayoral Tie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/21/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-york-irvington-court-refuses-to-break-mayoral.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=West |first=Debra |date=2005-10-23 |title=CROSS WESTCHESTER; Hyphenated Voting Rights? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/nyregion/cross-westchester-hyphenated-voting-rights.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Jennifer |date=2005-10-28 |title=Irvington Mayor Pulls 6th Term Out of a Bag |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/28/nyregion/metrocampaigns/irvington-mayor-pulls-6th-term-out-of-a-bag.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Scharfenberg |first=David |date=2006-07-30 |title=VOTING; Getting Elected Can Turn On Plain Old Luck |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/30/nyregion/voting-getting-elected-can-turn-on-plain-old-luck-642088.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Months later, to complicate the situation even more, it was learned that an Irvington resident who has two houses and was registered to vote in both Irvington and a Long Island suburb, inadvertently broke the law by voting in both elections, although his intent was to cancel his Irvington voter registration. He was an adamant supporter of Flood.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lambert |first=Bruce |last2=Mead |first2=Julia C. |date=2006-06-10 |title=Suffolk Jury Looks Into Issue of Dual Voting by Second-Home Owners |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/10/nyregion/10saltaire.html?scp=5&sq=Irvington+mayoral+election&st=nyt |access-date=2025-03-31 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Erin Malloy was elected mayor in the election of 2007, but resigned in 2008 to spend more time with her injured daughter.

===Infrastructure===
Irvington is one of 83 communities in New York State which are being considered by the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (ERDA) for the installation of a microgrid system, which would run under Main Street. The village's power lines would be moved underground and solar and natural gas generators would be utilized to make it 80% power self-sufficient. In the initial phase, the board of trustees is in discussion with a possible technology provider. There are no current community microgrids in New York.<ref name=atwork />

On March 4, 2021, Irvington received from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) bronze-level certification as being a "Climate Smart Community", one of 65 such in the state. The certification was based on 17 actions taken by the village, including its Comprehensive Plan, last updated in 2018, an energy audit for the Town Hall, the village's flood mitigation program, the conversion of 81.5 percent of the villages streetlight to LEDs, and the establishment of a drop-off food waste program. The Climate Smart program, which began in 2009, is designed to provide technical support and guidance to the efforts of communities to deal with the effects of climate change, by, for instance, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving their response to extreme weather. The village also participates in the ERDA's "Clean Energy Communities" program, and has previously received grants from the DEC for flood mitigation and as part of its Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle program.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-05 |title=Westchester Village Certified As Climate Smart Community |url=https://patch.com/new-york/rivertowns/westchester-village-certified-climate-smart-community |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Rivertowns, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref>