Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on January 10, 2024, and signed by the Mayor on January 11, 2024, authorizing eight (8) chaperones and twenty-three (23) participants of the Safe Place for our Girls Program to visit Washington D.C. (total cost of trip: $10,095.30 - including visit to the White House, the Capital, the National Mall, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture - Feb. 19-20, 2024), be and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EIGHT (8)
CHAPERONES AND TWENTY-THREE (23)
PARTICIPANTS OF THE SAFE PLACE FOR
OUR GIRLS PROGRAM TO VISIT WASHINGTON D.C.
Whereas, by letter dated December 29, 2023, the Deputy Director for the Youth Bureau has requested legislation authorizing eight (8) chaperones and twenty-three (23) participants of the Safe Place for Our Girls program to visit the White House, the Capitol, the National Mall, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. on February 19 -20, 2024; and
Whereas, in an ordinance dated September 13, 2023, the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau was awarded a grant in the amount of $999,999.00 from the Department of Health & Human Services and the Administration for Children and Families for the Safe Place for Our Girls program for the contract period of August 30, 2023 - August 30, 2024; and
Whereas, the program seeks to provide cultural exposure and educational experiences for its participants through a trip to Washington D.C. to visit the White House, the Capitol, the National Mall, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture; and
Whereas, the cost of the trip, including lodging, meals, and transportation, will not exceed $10,095.30; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain, and enact:
Section 1. Authorization for Trip. City Council authorizes eight (8) chaperones and twenty-three (23) participants of the Safe Place for Our Girls program to visit the White House, the Capitol, the National Mall, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C. on February 19 -20, 2024.
Section 2. Funding Details
(a) The cost of the trip, including a one-night hotel stay, meals, and transportation, will not exceed $10,095.30.
(b) The expenses for the trip shall be accounted for in Budget Code A7318-402.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract.