Board of Estimate & Contract:
WHEREAS, on June 12, 2024, DAVID CLARKE filed a Notice of Claim seeking $5,524.66 against the City of Mount Vernon. The claimant is seeking reimbursement for personal expenses for various work items, work equipment, work clothes, and items for the Youth Academy due to an alleged issue with water/waste pipe bursting in the Training Unit on March 8, 2024; and
WHEREAS, by letter dated August 12, 2024, the Corporation Counsel hereby recommends that the Board of Estimate & Contract approve the settlement of the claim above for $5,524.66; NOW, THEREFORE, be it
RESOLVED, that the aforesaid lawsuit of DAVID CLARKE, be settled for the sum of $5,524.66 and that said settlement be and the same hereby is approved; and be it further
RESOLVED, that said sum be paid out of Code A1930.494 (Judgments & Settlements), 2024 Budget.