City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT
OF ORDINANCE NO. 4 ADOPTED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL ON APRIL 23, 2025, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND SUPPORTING THE "HIV-AIDS
AWARENESS WALK - BREAKING STIGMAS ONE
STEP AT A TIME" TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY,
JUNE 21, 2025"
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain, and enact:
Section 1. The first decretal paragraph, and Section 1 of Ordinance No. 4, adopted by the City Council on April 23, 2025, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND SUPPORTING THE "HIV-AIDS AWARENESS WALK - BREAKING STIGMAS ONE STEP AT A TIME" TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025" is hereby amended as follows:
Whereas, in a letter dated April 11, 2025, the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Recreation requested authorization for legislation to amend Ordinance No. 4, adopted by the City Council on April 23, 2025, for said Department to coordinate and host the "HIV-AIDS Awareness Walk - Breaking Stigmas One Step at a Time" on Saturday, June [21] 28, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.; and
Whereas, in a letter dated June 5, 2025, the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Recreation requested and obtained City Council authorization for the "HIV-AIDS Awareness Walk - Breaking Stigmas One Step at a Time," to be held on Saturday, June 28, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, in partnership with the City Council's Human Resource Committee, the Westchester Community Health Center (WCHC), the Westchester Medical Center (WMC), and the Ally Care Center (ACC); and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon recognizes the significance of fostering public awareness, education, and compassion surrounding HIV and AIDS; and
Whereas, the Department of Recreation, in partnership with the City Council's Human Resource Committee and the Westchester Community Health Center (WCHC), seeks to host an HIV-AIDS Awareness Walk entitled "Breaking Stigmas One Step at a Time"; and
Whereas, the event is intended...
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