Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on April 8, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on April 9, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Retroactively Enter into an Agreement with the Westchester County Youth Bureau for Funding of the Safe Haven, Youth Empowerment, and Step Up Programs (funding in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Seven Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($150,718.00) shall be deposited into Revenue Code A2229.8 and appropriated into the following budget codes: A7336 (101, 104, 402, 458, 467) and A7319.104); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR
TO RETROACTIVELY ENTER INTO AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE WESTCHESTER
COUNTY YOUTH BUREAU FOR FUNDING
OF THE SAFE HAVEN, YOUTH
EMPOWERMENT, AND STEP UP PROGRAMS
Whereas, in correspondence dated March 23, 2026, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau formally requested authorization for the Mayor to retroactively enter into an agreement with the Westchester County Youth Bureau to accept funding in the amount of $150,718.00 for the Safe Haven, Youth Empowerment, and Step Up Programs for the period of January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon, through its Youth Bureau, provides essential programming and services to support the development and well-being of youth within the community; and
Whereas, the Westchester County Youth Bureau has awarded the City of Mount Vernon funding in the amount of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Seven Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($150,718.00) to support the Safe Haven, Youth Empowerment, and Step Up Programs; and
Whereas, said funding is provided as a reimbursable grant for the program period commencing January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026; and
Whereas, the purpose of these programs is to equip youth ages 6 through 20 with character development, experiential learning opportunities, academic enrichment, leadership skills, hand...
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