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File #: TMP -1739    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 11/5/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/25/2025 Final action: 11/18/2025
Title: Department of Planning & Community Development: An Ordinance Authorizing the Transfer of Funds within the Department of Planning & Community Development to Allocate for Payment of the ESRI GIS Invoice - (Esri GIS annual maintenance invoice of $60,300)
Sponsors: FP
Attachments: 1. Planning Dept. Funds Transfer Referral Letter 11.5.2025
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Board of Estimate & Contract:

 

RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on November 12, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on November 13, 2025, authorizing the Transfer of Funds within the Department of Planning & Community Development to allocate for Payment of the ESRI GIS Invoice - (between the following budget lines:

Budget Code:

Category:

Transfer Amount:

A8020.203

Equipment

$2,000

A8020.401

Office Expense

$1,000

A8020.407

Leasing, Printing, and Copying

$2,500

A8020.420

Membership & Dues

$4,000

A8020.423

Conference Expense

$7,000

A8020.447

Materials & Supplies

$3,000

 

Total Transfer Amount:

$19,500

; be, and the same is hereby approved.

 

City Council:

 

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER

OF FUNDS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF

PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

BUDGET TO ALLOCATE FUNDS FOR PAYMENT

OF THE ESRI GIS INVOICE

 

Whereas, in correspondence dated November 5, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Planning & Community Development formally requested authorization for the Comptroller to transfer Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($19,500.00) between the following budget lines; and

Whereas, the Department of Planning and Community Development (the “Department”) utilizes the Esri Geographic Information System (GIS) platform as a vital tool to support citywide operations, including infrastructure mapping, data management, land use analysis, and service delivery for multiple departments such as Planning, Public Works, Water, and Buildings; and

Whereas, the GIS platform enables enhanced operational efficiency, transparency, and data-driven decision-making that supports the City’s mission to provide effective and coordinated municipal services; and

Whereas, the City Council and the Board of Estimate and Contract previously authorized the City to enter into a service agreement with Esri, Inc. for the implementation and maintenance of the City’s GIS platform; and

Whereas, the Department has identified unused and underutilized funds within several budget lines that may be reallocated to cover the cost of the Esri GIS annual maintenance invoice totaling Sixty Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($60,300.00); and

Whereas, the Department respectfully requests authorization to transfer Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($19,500.00) from various budget lines within the Department’s existing budget to the Contracted Outside Services (A8020.405) account to supplement available funds and ensure timely payment of the Esri GIS invoice; and

Whereas, this budgetary adjustment will allow for uninterrupted GIS services critical to supporting the City’s planning, infrastructure, and operational functions;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon, in the State of New York, as follows:

Section 1.                     Authorization to Transfer Funds.  The City Council hereby authorizes the Comptroller to transfer Nineteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($19,500.00) between the following budget lines:

Budget Code:

Category:

Transfer Amount:

A8020.203

Equipment

$2,000

A8020.401

Office Expense

$1,000

A8020.407

Leasing, Printing and Copying

$2,500

A8020.420

Membership & Dues

$4,000

A8020.423

Conference Expense

$7,000

A8020.447

Materials & Supplies

$3,000

 

Total Transfer Amount:

$19,500

 

Section 2.                     Transfer Destination.  The total amount of $19,500.00 shall be transferred into Budget Code A8020.405 (Contracted Outside Services) within the Department of Planning and Community Development to provide sufficient funding for payment of the Esri GIS annual maintenance invoice totaling $60,300.00.

Section 3. Purpose.  The purpose of this transfer is to ensure the continuity of GIS services essential for coordinating, planning, and implementing infrastructure and development projects across the City of Mount Vernon.

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.