Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on March 26, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on March 27, 2025, authorizing the Transfer of Funds from the Training Budget to the Equipment Budget for the Purchase of Guns and Ammunition for the Police Department - (transfer the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) from Budget Code A3120.451 (Training) to Budget Code A3120.203 (Equipment) to purchase guns and ammunition for the Police Department); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE TRAINING
BUDGET TO THE EQUIPMENT BUDGET FOR
THE PURCHASE OF GUNS AND AMMUNITION
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Whereas, in a letter dated March 13, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety requested legislation authorizing the Comptroller to transfer the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) from Budget Code A3120.451 (Training) to Budget Code A3120.203 (Equipment) to purchase guns and ammunition for the Police Department; and
Whereas, the Mount Vernon Police Department requires firearms, ammunition, and related training equipment to ensure that officers are properly equipped to carry out their duties and protect public safety; and
Whereas, such purchases were previously allocated under budget line A3120.451 (Training); and
Whereas, auditors have determined that the appropriate budget line for such expenditures is A3120.203 (Equipment); and
Whereas, in compliance with the auditors' findings, it is necessary to transfer funds from A3120.451 (Training) to A3120.203 (Equipment) to properly account for the purchase of guns and ammunition; and
Whereas, the amount required for transfer is Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000), which will ensure that the Police Department has the necessary resources to maintain safety and readiness; and
Whereas, the City Council finds that this reallocation of funds is in the best interest of the City of Mount Vernon and its residents; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization to Transfer Funds. The City Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) from Budget Code A3120.451 (Training) to Budget Code A3120.203 (Equipment) to purchase guns and ammunition for the Police Department.
Section 2. Compliance with Audit Requirements. This transfer of funds is made in accordance with the findings of the auditors to ensure proper budgetary accounting for the acquisition of law enforcement equipment.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Estimate & Contract.