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File #: TMP -1574    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 Diane Atkins - ($441.36)
Attachments: 1. SETTLEMENT RESOLUTION FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE - (pothole) - DIANE ATKINS

Board of Estimate & Contract:

 

 

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE

SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM OF

DIANE ATKINS

 

WHEREAS, on July 21, 2025, Diane Atkins submitted a Notice of Claim against the City of Mount Vernon seeking compensation for $441.36 for property damage; and

WHEREAS, the claimant asserts that on June 30, 2025, her vehicle’s tire and rim were damaged when a large, jagged pothole caused the tire to blow out and the rim to sustain damage; and

WHEREAS, by letter dated August 13, 2025, the Corporation Counsel recommended that the Board of Estimate & Contract approve the settlement of this claim of $441.36;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the claim of Diane Atkins be settled for $441.36, 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.