Lamont Plans to Run for Rye City Council

Rye resident and Armonk-based Iviewit Holdings, Inc. CEO Patrick Stephen Lamont has announced that he plans to run for Rye City Council this year.

Lamont, 47, said he does not approve of the way the current council has been running city government and feels his background is strong enough to fill one of the three seats that will be up for grabs this fall, according to the Rye Sound Shore Review’s Ashley Helms.

Lamont, a Democrat, said he would like to focus on possible city corruption, flooding issues, infrastructure and teen drug use, according to the article. 

Helms also reports that Lamont is currently involved in litigation with Resurrection Church, along with other defendants, regarding a breach of contract claim, according to a city memorandom. However, Lamont says he is not involved in any litigation. Read Helms’ full article here.

Four council members terms will end this fall – incumbents Peter Jovanovich, Julie Killian and Richard Filippi and incumbent Mayor French.

Killian will be seeking re-election, Filippi is not expected to run for another term, and Jovanivich has notified the Rye GOP that he is considering a run for mayor, according to The Rye Sound Shore Review. Rye resident Jason Mehler announced his intentions to run for city council this month as well. 

Mayor Douglas French announced he will not be running for re-election this year. Following French's announcement, Councilman Joe Sack said he is seeking the Republican City Committee’s nomination and Councilwoman Catherine Parker, a Democrat, said she is considering a mayoral run but has not made a final decision.

Sack, Parker and Councilwoman Laura Brett’s terms are not set to expire until 2015.

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Editor's Note:

This article has been changed slightly from its original version to reflect that Lamont said he is not involved in litigation with Resurrection Church.