Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 10, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on June 25, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Enter into an Agreement with Westchester School for Medical and Dental Assistants LLC for the Payment of Tuition Costs for a Youth Employment Program Participant - (the expenditure authorized herein shall be funded through Youth Employment Program grant funds received from the Westchester/Putnam Local Workforce Development Board and shall be charged to Revenue Code A3989 and the applicable appropriations within Budget Codes A7321.405 (Contracted Outside Services) and A7321.458 (Miscellaneous)); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH WESTCHESTER
SCHOOL FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL ASSISTANTS
LLC FOR THE PAYMENT OF TUITION COSTS FOR A
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANT
Whereas, in correspondence dated June 5, 2026, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau formally requested authorization for the Mayor to execute an agreement, and any related documents deemed necessary and appropriate by the Corporation Counsel, with Westchester School for Medical and Dental Assistants LLC for the payment of tuition costs on behalf of Maria Torres Aguilera in an amount not to exceed Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000.00); and
Whereas, by Ordinance No. 8 adopted on October 22, 2025, the City Council authorized the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau to accept Eight Hundred Thousand Sixty-Eight Dollars ($800,068.00) in Youth Employment Program (YEP) funding from the Westchester/Putnam Local Workforce Development Board to support youth self-sufficiency, career development, workforce readiness, and valuable employment experiences; and
Whereas, the Youth Employment Program funding is intended to provide eligible participants with educational and workforce development opportunities that promote long-term economic stability a...
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