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 the Amendment of Ordinance No. 12, Adopted by the City Council on August 14, 2025, ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO ATTEND THE 2025 NYCOM FALL TRAINING SCHOOL IN LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK” – (One Thousand One Hundred Forty Dollars ($1,140.00) for registration shall be charged to Budget Line A1410.417 (Education/Training), and travel, hotel accommodations, meals, and incidental expenses estimated at Two Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars ($2,860.00) [One Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($1,360.00)] shall be charged to Budget Line A1410.402 (Travel Expenses), for a combined total not to exceed Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) [Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)]); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT
OF ORDINANCE NO. 12, ADOPTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL ON AUGUST 14, 2025, ENTITLED “AN
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK
AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO ATTEND THE
2025 NYCOM FALL TRAINING SCHOOL IN
LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK”
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain, and enact:
Section 1. The first decretal paragraph, the sixth Whereas clause, and Section 2 of Ordinance No. 12, adopted by the City Council on August 14, 2025, entitled “AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY CLERK AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO ATTEND THE 2025 NYCOM FALL TRAINING SCHOOL IN LAKE PLACID, NEW YORK” is hereby amended as follows:
Whereas, in correspondence dated September 5, 2025, [July 30, 2025], the City Clerk, Nicole Bonilla, has requested permission to amend Ordinance No. 12, adopted by the City Council on August 14, 2025, for herself and Executive Assistant, Kimberly Joshua, to attend the 2025 New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) Fall Training School, to be held in Lake Placid, New York, from September 15 through September 19, 2025; and
Whereas, the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials (NYCOM), in collaboration with the Office of the State Comptroller, the New York State Society of Municipal Finance Officers, and the New York State Association of City and Village Clerks, is holding its annual Fall Training School from September 15 through September 19, 2025, in Lake Placid, New York; and
Whereas, the Fall Training School provides over sixty educational sessions covering a wide range of municipal governance topics, including open meetings law, vital records, records management law, local laws, special event permitting, and other matters essential to the responsibilities of the Office of the City Clerk and the legislative operations of the City Council; and
Whereas, attendance at this conference will provide significant professional development, networking opportunities, and valuable insights that support the efficient and informed administration of municipal duties within the City of Mount Vernon; and
Whereas, City Clerk Nicole Bonilla and Executive Assistant Kimberly Joshua will attend the conference jointly to ensure broad session coverage, effective note-taking, and coordinated follow-up of learning objectives; and
Whereas, the total cost of attendance, including registration fees, travel, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses, is estimated not to exceed Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) [Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)], to be expensed from budget lines A1410.417 (Education/Training) and A1410.402 (Travel Expenses); and
Whereas, attendance at this conference will benefit the City of Mount Vernon by enhancing the knowledge and efficiency of the Office of the City Clerk; 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 Conference. The City Council hereby authorizes Nicole Bonilla, City Clerk, and Kimberly Joshua, Executive Assistant, to attend the New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM) 2025 Fall Training School in Lake Placid, New York, from September 15 through September 19, 2025.
Section 2. Funding Allocation. The registration costs totaling One Thousand One Hundred Forty Dollars ($1,140.00) shall be charged to Budget Line A1410.417 (Education/Training), and travel, hotel accommodations, meals, and incidental expenses estimated at Two Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty Dollars ($2,860.00) [One Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Dollars ($1,360.00)] shall be charged to Budget Line A1410.402 (Travel Expenses), for a combined total not to exceed Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000.00) [Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)].
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract.
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