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 Amendment of Ordinance No. 12, Adopted by the City Council on NOVEMBER 21, 2023, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT GRANTS FROM CITIES AND EXECUTE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MOUNT VERNON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER" - (Ordinance No. 12, as adopted by the City Council on November 21, 2023, is hereby amended to add Expense Code 8020.405, authorizing the Department of Finance to process all payments associated with and in support of the Mount Vernon Financial Empowerment Center (MVFEC); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 12,
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON NOVEMBER
21, 2023, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT GRANTS FROM CITIES
AND EXECUTE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE
AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
MOUNT VERNON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER"
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain, and enact:
Section 1. The first decretal paragraph of Ordinance No. 12, adopted November 21, 2023, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT GRANTS FROM CITIES AND EXECUTE A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MOUNT VERNON FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER," is hereby amended, and an additional paragraph is added to include the required expense code, as follows:
Whereas, in a letter dated January 9, 2026, [November 14, 2023], the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Planning & Community Development formally requested authorization to amend Ordinance No. 12, adopted by the City Council on November 21, 2023, authorizing the Mayor to accept a grant from Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund in the amounts of $150,000 and execute a technical assistance service agreement with sa...
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