Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on September 10, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on September 11, 2025, authorizing Four (4) Members of Service from the Department of Public Safety to Attend the 2025 Excelsior Challenge Training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center - (there shall be no cost to the City of Mount Vernon for registration, lodging, overtime, or meals, as these expenses are fully covered through a Federal Homeland Security Grant administered by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING FOUR (4) MEMBERS
OF SERVICE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SAFETY TO ATTEND THE 2025 EXCELSIOR
CHALLENGE TRAINING AT THE NEW YORK STATE
PREPAREDNESS TRAINING CENTER
Whereas, in correspondence dated September 4, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety formally requested authorization for four (4) members of service from the Department of Public Safety to attend the 2025 Excelsior Challenge Training, scheduled for September 29, 2025, through October 3, 2025, at the New York State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC), located at 5900 Airport Road, Oriskany, New York 13424; and
Whereas, the SPTC is a state-operated facility specifically designed to provide immersive, scenario-based training for first responders, with a 45,000-square-foot CityScape complex, a Swift Water and Flood Training venue, and an advanced Urban Search and Rescue simulator; and
Whereas, the Excelsior Challenge training is designed to enhance critical skills in inter-agency coordination, tactical response, and effective communication during high-stress, real-life incidents, directly supporting the Department’s mission of operational preparedness and public safety; and
Whereas, registration for the training is provided at no cost, and all lodging, overtime, and meal expenses are fully funded through a Federal Homeland Security Grant administered by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES); and
Whereas, the Department further requests authorization to use a departmental vehicle for transportation to and from the training site; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization to Attend Training. The City Council hereby authorizes four (4) members of service from the Department of Public Safety to attend the 2025 Excelsior Challenge Training, scheduled for September 29, 2025, through October 3, 2025, at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, New York.
Section 2. Funding. There shall be no cost to the City of Mount Vernon for registration, lodging, overtime, or meals, as these expenses are fully covered through a Federal Homeland Security Grant administered by the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES).
Section 3. Transportation. The Department of Public Safety is hereby authorized to utilize a departmental vehicle for transportation of the attending members to and from the training site.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council and subsequent approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract.