Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on January 14, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on January 15, 2026, authorizing the Amendment of Ordinance No. 8, Adopted by the City Council on JANUARY 10, 2024, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MAYORS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE MOUNT VERNON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER" - (Ordinance No. 8, as adopted by the City Council on January 10, 2024, is hereby amended to add Expense Code 8020.405, authorizing the Department of Finance to process all payments associated with and in support of the Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center (MVFEC); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 8,
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY
10, 2024, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE
AFRICAN AMERICAN MAYORS ASSOCIATION IN
SUPPORT OF THE MOUNT VERNON FINANCIAL
EMPOWERMENT CENTER"
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain, and enact:
Section 1. The first decretal paragraph of Ordinance No. 8, adopted on January 10, 2024, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MAYORS ASSOCIATION IN SUPPORT OF THE MOUNT VERNON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER," is hereby amended, and an additional paragraph is added to include the required expense code, as follows:
Whereas, in a letter dated January 9, 2026, [January 2, 2024], the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Planning & Community Development formally requested authorization to amend Ordinance No. 8, adopted by the City Council on January 10, 2024, authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant in the amount of $30,000.00 from the African American Mayors Association ("AAMA") to support the operation of the Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center. The Department of Planning and Community Development will work with Citie...
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