Legislation Details

File #: TMP -1965    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 2/18/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/11/2026 Final action: 3/3/2026
Title: City Clerk: An Ordinance Authorizing Attendance for the Senior Account Clerk at the 2026 OpenGov Conference and Certification Training - (April 26 - May 1, 2026)
Sponsors: LPW
Attachments: 1. Referral Letter post Austerity BOE -OpenGov Cert Conference request letter NStephens, 2. Signed Open Gov Austerity Request- N. Stephens
Board of Estimate and Contract:

RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on March 11, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on March 12, 2026, authorizing the attendance of the Senior Account Clerk at the 2026 OpenGov Conference and Certification Training - (April 26 - May 1, 2026), the costs associated with attendance are as follows:
* Registration/Tuition: - $1,000.00
* Transportation (Air/Rail/Auto): - $ 500.00
* Lodging: - $1,150.00
* Meals & Incidentals: - $ 400.00
for a total estimated cost not to exceed - $3,050.00; and

(The reasonable and necessary expenses associated with conference registration, travel, lodging, and meals, in accordance with applicable City policies, shall be paid from the Austerity Budget Code A1030.402 upon submission of proper documentation and in accordance); and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ATTENDANCE
OF THE SENIOR ACCOUNT CLERK AT THE OPENGOV
CONFERENCE AND CERTIFICATION TRAINING
TO BE HELD APRIL 26 - MAY 1, 2026

Whereas, in correspondence dated January 13, 2026, the City Clerk formally requested authorization for the attendance of the Senior Account Clerk in the Office of the City Clerk, at the OpenGov Conference and Certification Training to be held from April 26 through May 1, 2026; and
Whereas, the Office of the City Clerk for the City of Mount Vernon utilizes the OpenGov Permits & Licensing module as its primary system for the submission, processing, and payment collection of all permit and license applications; and
Whereas, the Senior Account Clerk in the City Clerk's Office, is a daily user of the OpenGov system and serves as a recognized subject-matter expert within the department; and
Whereas, the Senior Account Clerk is designed and built the OpenGov applications currently used by the City Clerk's Office and other City departments entirely from the ground up, demonstrating extensive kn...

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