Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on January 14, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on January 15, 2026, authorizing a Transfer of Appropriated Funds Within the Fiscal Year 2026 Adopted Budget to Support the Auxiliary Police Unit, as follows:
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From: |
Amount: |
To: |
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A3120.462 Auxiliary Police (Mount Vernon Police Department) |
$25,000.00 |
A3640.462 Auxiliary Police (Office of Emergency Management) |
; be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER OF
APPROPRIATED FUNDS WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR 2026
ADOPTED BUDGET TO SUPPORT THE AUXILIARY POLICE UNIT
Whereas, in correspondence dated January 6, 2026, the Director of the Office of Emergency Management (“OEM”) formally requested authorization for the Comptroller to transfer appropriated funds in the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) within the Fiscal Year 2026 adopted budget to properly align funding with the department having administrative and operational responsibility for the Auxiliary Police Unit, as set forth below; and
Whereas, the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon duly adopted the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which includes appropriations for the operation of the Auxiliary Police Unit; and
Whereas, the Office of Emergency Management has assumed direct administrative, operational, and oversight responsibility for the Auxiliary Police Unit; and
Whereas, the requested transfer consists of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) from the Mount Vernon Police Department budget line A3120.462 - Auxiliary Police to the Office of Emergency Management budget line A3640.462 - Auxiliary Police; and
Whereas, the Comptroller’s Office has confirmed that the funds requested to be transferred are available, properly appropriated, and included in the Fiscal Year 2026 adopted budget; and
Whereas, the transfer will enable the Office of Emergency Management to effectively manage Auxiliary Police Unit expenditures, including but not limited to training, equipment, uniforms, and operational readiness activities that directly support public safety and emergency response throughout the City of Mount Vernon; and
Whereas, the requested transfer does not increase the overall Fiscal Year 2026 budget and represents a necessary reallocation to reflect the functional and operational structure of the Auxiliary Police Unit;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Authorization of Budget Transfer. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to transfer the sum of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) within the Fiscal Year 2026 adopted budget as follows:
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From: |
Amount: |
To: |
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A3120.462 Auxiliary Police (Mount Vernon Police Department) |
$25,000.00 |
A3640.462 Auxiliary Police (Office of Emergency Management) |
Section 2. Purpose of Transfer. The purpose of this transfer is to realign budgetary resources to the Office of Emergency Management, the department with direct administrative, operational, and oversight responsibility for the Auxiliary Police Unit, and to ensure continued support for its public safety functions.
Section 3. No Increase in Overall Budget. This ordinance shall not increase the total appropriations of the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, but shall constitute a reallocation of existing, duly adopted funds.
Section 4. Authorization to Implement. The Comptroller is hereby authorized to take any and all actions necessary to implement the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council and subsequent approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract.