Board of estimate & contract
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on November 21, 2023, and signed by the Mayor on November 22, 2023, authorizing the Mayor to execute an Intermunicipal Agreement with Westchester County to operate the Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center at the Mount Vernon One-Stop Career Center - (contract period: December 2025 - December 2025, security personnel cost of $28,651 per year to be paid by the City), be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE AN INTERMUNICIPAL AGREEMENT WITH
WESTCHESTER COUNTY TO OPERATE THE MOUNT
VERNON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER WITHIN
THE MOUNT VERNON ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER
WHEREAS, by letter dated November 14, 2023, the Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Community Development has requested legislation be enacted authorizing the Mayor to execute an Intermunicipal Agreement with Westchester County to operate the Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center within the Mount Vernon One-Stop Career Center located at 130 Mount Vernon Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mount Vernon, New York, is committed to empowering its residents and enhancing their financial well-being and through collaborative efforts, the Department of Planning and Community Development has been working with Westchester County, Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFEF), and Mercy University to establish the Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center; and
WHEREAS, the City's FEC staff will be co-located at the Mount Vernon One-Stop Career Center to provide financial literacy and assistance to individuals in need, many of whom may be eligible for Career Center workforce services and DSS supportive services; and
WHEREAS, financial support and in-kind contributions will be provided as follows:
* Westchester County will provide in-kind support for office space, office equipment, and supp...
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