Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on December 11, 2024, and signed by the Mayor on December 12, 2024, authorizing the Mayor to Retroactively Enter into an Agreement with Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board for the Youth Employment Program (YEP) - contractual grant funds in the amount of $600,294.00 shall be accounted for in Revenue Code A3989, with appropriations allocated as follows:
* A7321.101 - Salaries
* A7321.104 - Part-Time Salaries
* A7321.402 - Travel
* A7321.458 - Miscellaneous);
be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO RETROACTIVELY ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE WESTCHESTER-PUTNAM
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD FOR THE
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (YEP)
Whereas, by letter dated December 3, 2024, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau has requested legislation authorizing the Mayor to retroactively enter into an agreement with the Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board to implement the Youth Employment Program (YEP) in partnership with the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is committed to creating opportunities for youth to gain valuable job skills and financial literacy through structured employment programs; and
Whereas, the Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board has awarded a contractual grant of $600,294.00 to the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau (MVYB) to implement a Youth Employment Program (YEP) for 70 youth aged 14-20; and
Whereas, the program will run from November 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, with activities including three weeks of job readiness training, financial literacy workshops hosted by PCSB, and 17 weeks of hands-on work experience at various worksites; and
Whereas, Participants will be placed in both public and private sector worksites, including bu...
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