City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 13,
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 9,
2025, ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING
THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT
WITH THE FLYING CLASSROOM, A PARENT
COMPANY FOR THE BARRINGTON IRVINGTON
TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL (BITTS), FOR
THE MOUNT VERNON YOUTH BUREAU'S SOLAR
GO KART SUMMER ACADEMY"
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain, and enact:
Section 1. The first decretal paragraph, the third, fourth Whereas clause, and Section 1 of Ordinance No. 13, adopted by the City Council on April 9, 2025, entitled "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FLYING CLASSROOM, A PARENT COMPANY FOR THE BARRINGTON IRVINGTON TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL (BITTS), FOR THE MOUNT VERNON YOUTH BUREAU'S SOLAR GO KART SUMMER ACADEMY," is hereby amended as follows:
Whereas, in a letter dated October 6, [March 31], 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Assessment formally requested authorization to amend Ordinance No. 13, adopted by the City Council on April 9, 2025, for the Mayor to enter into an agreement with the Flying Classroom, a parent company for The Barrington Irving Technical Training School (BITTS), led by CEO Captain Barrington Irving and his team, to implement the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau's Solar GO KART Summer Academy for the period of July 8, 2025, through August 14, 2025, for a total amount not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000.00); and; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is committed to providing educational and engaging programs for youth that enhance their learning experiences and skill sets in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and literacy (STEM+); and
Whereas, the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau seeks to partner with the Flying Classroom, a parent company for The Barrington Irving Technical Training School (BITTS), led by CEO Captain Barrington Irving and his team at the Barrington Irving Technica...
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