Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on May 13, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on May 15, 2026, ratifying and approving the Collective Bargaining Agreement Between the City of Mount Vernon and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), as follows:
1. Effective January 1, 2024, all bargaining unit members’ salaries shall be increased retroactively by one and one-half percent (1.5%); and
2. Effective January 1, 2025, all bargaining unit members’ salaries shall be increased retroactively by one and one-half percent (1.5%); and
3. Effective January 1, 2026, all bargaining unit members’ salaries shall be increased retroactively by two percent (2%); and
4. Effective January 1, 2027, all bargaining unit members’ salaries shall be increased retroactively by three percent (3%);
be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE RATIFYING AND APPROVING
THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON
AND THE CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION (CSEA)
Whereas, in correspondence dated May 6, 2026, the Mayor formally requested authorization to ratify, approve, and adopt the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Mount Vernon (the “City”) and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), together with all terms, conditions, wage adjustments, and ancillary provisions contained therein, and such legislation shall be known and may be cited as the “CSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement Ratification Ordinance”; and
Whereas, the City and the CSEA (the “Union”) have engaged in collective bargaining negotiations concerning the terms and conditions of employment for members of the bargaining unit represented by the Union; and
Whereas, the City and the Union have reached a mutually agreed upon collective bargaining agreement intended to address and update the provisions of the prior expired agreement; and
Whereas, the negotiated agreement provides for retroactive wage adjustments and other contractual modifications affecting bargaining unit employees represented by the Union; and
Whereas, the agreed-upon salary increases are intended to provide fair and equitable compensation adjustments for bargaining unit members while maintaining the operational and fiscal interests of the City; and
Whereas, in correspondence submitted to the Honorable City Council, authorization was requested for the ratification and approval of the collective bargaining agreement between the City and the Civil Service Employees Association; and
Whereas, the City Council has reviewed the terms of the proposed agreement and finds it to be in the best interests of the City and its employees to approve and ratify said agreement; and
Whereas, the agreement further contains additional negotiated provisions mutually agreed upon by the City and the Union concerning employment matters and contractual updates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Ratification and Approval of Agreement. The collective bargaining agreement between the City of Mount Vernon and the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA), together with all terms, conditions, wage adjustments, and ancillary provisions contained therein, is hereby ratified, approved, and adopted.
Section 2. Authorized Wage Increase. The following salary increases for all eligible bargaining unit members represented by the Civil Service Employees Association are hereby authorized and approved:
5. Effective January 1, 2024, all bargaining unit members’ salaries shall be increased retroactively by one and one-half percent (1.5%); and
6. Effective January 1, 2025, all bargaining unit members’ salaries shall be increased retroactively by one and one-half percent (1.5%); and
7. Effective January 1, 2026, all bargaining unit members’ salaries shall be increased retroactively by two percent (2%); and
8. Effective January 1, 2027, all bargaining unit members’ salaries shall be increased retroactively by three percent (3%); and
Section 3. Implementation. The Mayor, Comptroller, Corporation Counsel, Commissioner of Human Resources, and any other appropriate City officials are hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary to implement the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement, including the processing of retroactive compensation adjustments and execution of any required documents.
Section 4. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council and subsequent approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract.