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File #: TMP -1576    Version: 1
Type: Settlements Status: Adopted
File created: 8/14/2025 In control: Board of Estimate & Contract
On agenda: 8/19/2025 Final action: 8/19/2025
Title: Settlement of Claim for Property Damage for Darryl Selsey - ($3,801.59)
Attachments: 1. SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE - (tree damage) - DARRYL SELSEY

Board of Estimate & Contract:

 

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE

SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF

DARRYL SELSEY

 

WHEREAS, on March 21, 2025, Darryl Selsey submitted a Notice of Claim against the City of Mount Vernon seeking compensation for $3,801.59 for property damage; and

WHEREAS, the claimant alleges that on February 16, 2025, a tree located on City property fell onto his 2008 Volvo while it was parked in front of his residence on Stuyvesant Plaza, causing damage to the windshield, roof, and hood; and

WHEREAS, by letter dated August 7, 2025, the Corporation Counsel recommended that the Board of Estimate & Contract approve the settlement of this claim of $3,801.59;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the claim of Darryl Selsey be settled for $3,801.59, and that said settlement is hereby approved; and be it further

RESOLVED, that payment of this sum shall be made from Budget Code A1910.469 (Insurance - Claims) in the 2025 Budget.