Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on September 24, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on September 25, 2025, authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding Between Westchester County and the City of Mount Vernon to Participate in the Mutual Aid and Rapid Response Plan for the Police Departments of Westchester County, New York from July 31, 2025, to July 30, 2030; be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF
MOUNT VERNON TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MUTUAL
AID AND RAPID RESPONSE PLAN FOR THE POLICE
DEPARTMENTS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY,
NEW YORK, FROM JULY 31, 2025, TO JULY 30, 2030
Whereas, in correspondence dated September 11, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety formally requested authorization for Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard to execute the revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Westchester County and the City of Mount Vernon for participation in the Westchester County Mutual Aid and Rapid Response Plan for the Police Departments of Westchester County, New York, for the period July 31, 2025, through July 30, 2030; and
Whereas, Westchester County has established a Mutual Aid and Rapid Response Plan (the “Plan”) to ensure timely and coordinated law enforcement assistance among the Police Departments of Westchester County, New York; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon has previously participated in similar Inter-Municipal Agreements supporting the Plan, demonstrating the value and effectiveness of regional cooperation and shared resources; and
Whereas, the purpose of the Plan is to formalize operational procedures for providing manpower, equipment, and other resources to assist participating agencies in times of critical need or emergency response; and
Whereas, it is in the best interest of the City of Mount Vernon to continue its participation in the Plan by entering into a revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Westchester County, thereby ensuring that the City’s Police Department both receives and provides Mutual Aid and Rapid Response services as necessary; and
Whereas, the proposed term of the MOU is from July 31, 2025, through July 30, 2030, extending the City’s longstanding collaboration with the County and other municipal police departments; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization. The City Council hereby authorizes Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard to execute the revised Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Westchester County and the City of Mount Vernon for participation in the Westchester County Mutual Aid and Rapid Response Plan for the Police Departments of Westchester County, New York, for the period July 31, 2025, through July 30, 2030.
Section 2. Terms and Conditions. The MOU shall be in substantially the same form as the draft attached hereto and made a part of this Ordinance, subject to such minor changes or modifications as the Mayor and Corporation Counsel shall deem necessary to protect the interests of the City.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council and subsequent approval by the Board of Estimate & Contract.