Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on January 14, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on January 15, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Accept Grant Funds from the Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency in the total amount of $324,630.00 for the Period January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2028, and Authorizing Related Expenditures for the Position of Budget Specialist III (Grant Funded) - (the grant funds accepted pursuant to this Ordinance shall be used to fund the salary of the Budget Specialist III (Grant Funded) position in the amount of $108,210.00 annually, charged to Budget Expenditure Code A8020.101, or any successor code as designated by the Comptroller. The City of Mount Vernon is hereby authorized to continue providing fringe benefits for the Budget Specialist III (Grant Funded) position as a local match to the grant, in an amount estimated not to exceed $233,733.60 over the grant period, to be paid from expenditure code ranges 9010 through 9070, subject to annual budget appropriations); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM THE MOUNT VERNON
URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT
OF $324,630.00 FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 2026,
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2028, AND AUTHORIZING
RELATED EXPENDITURES FOR THE POSITION
OF BUDGET SPECIALIST III (GRANT FUNDED)
Whereas, in correspondence dated December 30, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Planning & Community Development formally requested authorization for the Mayor to accept grant funds from the Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency in the total amount of $324,630.00 for the three-year period beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2028, subject to the terms and conditions of the grant award; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is authorized to receive and expend grant funds from governmental and quasi-governmental agencies for municipal purposes consist...
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