Order and judgment unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly granted petitioners' application to vacate an arbitration award on the ground that the arbitrator exceeded his authority (see, CPLR 7511 [b] [1] [iii]). When an arbitrator does not "`draw his conclusion from the agreement itself'" or goes beyond the contract to add a new provision, the arbitration award must be vacated (Board of Educ. v North Babylon Teachers...
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