Board of Estimate & Contract:
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF
MERLINE ALEXIS
WHEREAS, on April 11, 2025, Merline Alexis filed a Notice of Claim against the City of Mount Vernon, seeking compensation in the amount of Ten Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars and Seventy-Four Cents ($10,966.74) for property damage to her 2015 Pathfinder 4WD; and
WHEREAS, the Claimant alleges that on March 30, 2025, while traveling westbound on East 5th Street, a vehicle owned and operated by the City of Mount Vernon Police Department sideswiped two legally parked and unoccupied vehicles, namely the Claimant’s 2015 Nissan Pathfinder and her husband’s Toyota Highlander; and;
WHEREAS, by letter dated October 20, 2025, the Corporation Counsel has reviewed the matter and recommended that the Board of Estimate and Contract authorize settlement of this claim in the amount of $5,100.00; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the claim of Merline Alexis be and hereby is settled in the amount of Five Thousand One Hundred Dollars ($5,100.00); and be it further
RESOLVED, that payment of said sum shall be made from Budget Code A1910.469 (Insurance - Claims) in the 2025 Budget.