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 Two (2) Members of Service to Attend the Tactical Narcotics DeBriefing Training Course – (September 22 through September 24, 2025; there is no tuition or registration cost associated with this training. The only fiscal impact to the City is fuel and incidental travel expenses related to the authorized use of a department vehicle); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING TWO (2)
MEMBERS OF SERVICE TO ATTEND THE TACTICAL
NARCOTICS DEBRIEFING TRAINING COURSE
Whereas, in correspondence dated September 2, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety formally requested authorization for two (2) Members of Service from the Department of Public Safety to attend the Tactical Narcotics Debriefing Training course from September 22 through September 24, 2025, at the Rockland County Public Safety Academy; and
Whereas, the Department of Public Safety has identified a critical need to enhance the knowledge, skills, and operational capabilities of its Members of Service in the area of tactical narcotics debriefing; and
Whereas, the Tactical Narcotics Debriefing Training course, scheduled for September 22 through September 24, 2025, at the Rockland County Public Safety Academy, located at 50 Sanatorium Road, Pomona, New York 10970, provides specialized instruction and practical exercises in conducting effective debriefings of prisoners, inmates, and newly arrested individuals for the purpose of acquiring actionable criminal intelligence and cultivating confidential informants; and
Whereas, the course curriculum combines classroom instruction with hands-on immersion exercises, enabling participants to develop both theoretical knowledge and practical field experience; and
Whereas, participation in this training will directly support the City’s mission to safeguard the community through improved intelligence-gathering and law enforcement strategies; and
Whereas, there is no cost associated with this training, other than the use of a department vehicle for official travel to and from the training location; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization. Two (2) Members of Service from the Department of Public Safety are hereby authorized to attend the Tactical Narcotics Debriefing Training course from September 22 through September 24, 2025, at the Rockland County Public Safety Academy.
Section 2. Transportation. The attending Members of Service are authorized to utilize a department vehicle for travel to and from the training location.
Section 3. Fiscal Impact. There is no tuition or registration cost associated with this training. The only fiscal impact to the City is fuel and incidental travel expenses related to the authorized use of a department vehicle.
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.