Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that a resolution adopted by the City Council on March 26, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on March 27, 2025, authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Westchester, the City of Yonkers, and the City of New Rochelle for Participation in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program and to Utilize JAG Funds for the Purchase and Installation of Motorola APX8500 Radios - (the City of Mount Vernon, as a participating municipality, is eligible for reimbursement of up to $27,443 for authorized expenses under the JAG program; the total expenditure of $24,743.76 shall be allocated from Budget Line A3120.203 (Equipment). Reimbursement of said expense shall be processed through the JAG Program and recorded in Revenue Line A3389.9 (NYS-Other) upon submission of proof of payment); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ENTER INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
(MOU) WITH THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, THE
CITY OF YONKERS, AND THE CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE
FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL
JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM AND TO
UTILIZE JAG FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE AND
INSTALLATION OF MOTOROLA APX8500 RADIOS
Whereas, in a letter dated March 11, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety requested legislation authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Westchester, the City of Yonkers, and the City of New Rochelle to participate in the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program; and
Whereas, the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program provides federal funding to assist state and local law enforcement in crime prevention and public safety efforts; and
Whereas, the County of Westchester has been designated as the pass-through entity for the administration of JAG funds for the term of October 1, 2022...
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