Board of Estimate and Contract:
RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on June 10, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on June 25, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Agreement with the Westchester Putnam Workforce Development Board an Authorizing the Acceptance and Appropriation of Summer Youth Employment Program Funds in the Amount of $195,000 for the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau - (the grant funds shall be recorded under Revenue Account Code A2229.8 and appropriated under budget codes TANF A6296.101 and TANF A6296.458; this grant is fully reimbursable and requires no matching funds or financial contribution from the City of Mount Vernon); and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE WESTCHESTER
PUTNAM WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND
AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION
OF SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FUNDS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $195,000 FOR MOUNT VERNON YOUTH BUREAU
Whereas, in correspondence dated June 11, 2026, the Executive Director of the Youth Bureau formally requested authorization for the Mayor to execute an agreement, and any related documents deemed necessary by the Corporation Counsel, with the Westchester Putnam Workforce Development Board for the administration of the 2026 Summer Youth Employment Program and the receipt of grant funding in the amount of One Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($195,000); and
Whereas, the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau seeks to provide meaningful employment opportunities, workforce readiness training, leadership development, and career exploration experiences for the youth of the City of Mount Vernon; and
Whereas, the Westchester Putnam Workforce Development Board has awarded funding to the City of Mount Vernon Youth Bureau in the amount of One Hundred Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($195,000) to administer the Summer Youth Employment Program ("SYEP") for the 2026 summer season; and
Whereas, the ...
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