Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on May 14, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on May 15, 2025, authorizing a Budget Transfer from Contingency to City Council Outside Contracted Services to Support Legal Services for the Charter Review Commission - (COMP2025-8) - ($25,000.00) from Budget Code A1990.493 - Contingency to Budget Code A1010.405 - City Council Outside Contracted Services (Charter Review); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A BUDGET
TRANSFER FROM CONTINGENCY TO CITY
COUNCIL OUTSIDE CONTRACTED SERVICES
TO SUPPORT LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION (COMP2025-8)
Whereas, in a letter dated May 7, 2025, the Comptroller formally requested authorization for the transfer of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) from Budget Code A1990.493 - Contingency to Budget Code A1010.405 - City Council Outside Contracted Services (Charter Review); and
Whereas, the Charter Review Commission of the City of Mount Vernon has undertaken the critical task of evaluating and proposing potential amendments to the City Charter; and
Whereas, the Commission has submitted a legal services retainer to engage outside counsel to assist in the preparation and drafting of proposed Charter amendments; and
Whereas, the current budget allocation under A1010.405 - City Council Outside Contracted Services (Charter Review) is insufficient to cover the anticipated legal expenses; and
Whereas, a review of existing budget lines, including those within the Law Department's Outside Contracted Services, determined that no discretionary funds are available to absorb the cost; and
Whereas, in the absence of a finalized scope of legal work or cost projection, a conservative estimate has been prepared projecting $24,000 in legal fees based on 20 hours per week over four weeks at a rate of $300 per hour; and
Whereas, it is prudent to transfer $25,000 fro...
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