City of Mount Vernon, New York  
1 ROOSEVELT SQ. RM. 104  
CITY HALL, MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK 10550  
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Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, January 13, 2025  
4:00 PM  
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - 1st FLOOR  
Board of Estimate & Contract  
Call to Order: At 4:00 PM by Chairwoman Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard  
Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by Deputy City Clerk Nicole J.  
Bonilla. Noticed in the Journal News.  
Roll Call:  
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, Comptroller Darren Morton, and Danielle Browne  
Esq.  
PRESENT  
None  
ABSENT  
Chief of Staff Malcolm Clark, Asst. Corporation Counsel Johan Powell, Deputy City  
Clerk Nicole J. Bonilla, Assistant Comptroller Condell Hamilton  
OTHERS:  
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA  
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES  
()  
1.  
Code:  
LPW  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: Comptroller Morton - reconciled the cost  
and make sure we are not encumbering and exaggerated  
amount.  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - will be just myself and  
my security detail, not the chief of staff, the letter states, "not  
too exceed."  
Comptroller Morton - other departments do a better job at  
estimating the cost with a little up tick.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
2.  
Code:  
LPW  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
3.  
Code:  
HR  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Comptroller Morton - this is based on referral  
letter for staffing and other department and there are also  
police which is going to be paid for. Then there is DPW and  
FD.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
4.  
Code:  
HR  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
5.  
Code:  
HR  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - annual staff attendance  
is required to attend to receive the funding.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
6.  
Code:  
HR  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
7.  
Code:  
LPW  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
()  
8.  
Code:  
FP  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
held  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
SALARY RESOLUTION AMENDMENT  
(Salary Resolution Amendment - 9.  
Minimum-Maximum  
(MEO-Sanitation))  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
None  
Aye:  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
SETTLEMENTS  
(Settling the Claim of Christian  
Ramirez - $20,000)  
10.  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: none  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Comptroller  
Aye:  
Morton  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Browne  
Abstain:  
(Settlement of Z.G., a minor by his 11.  
father and Natural Guardian,  
Mahlon Goma - $30,000)  
Attachments:  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller  
Morton  
On the question: none  
Response: Council President Browne - Council will like to  
be aware of settlements because as Council President I am  
voting on behalf of the Council as a whole. I will be  
abstaining from all settlements if Council has not reviewed  
them.  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, and Comptroller  
Aye:  
Morton  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
Browne  
(Settlement of Noel Santa -  
$22,500)  
12.  
Attachments:  
held  
(Settlement of Shimeka Punter - 13.  
$12,500)  
Attachments:  
held  
(Settlement of Romie Lawrence - 14.  
$18,000)  
Attachments:  
held  
Agenda was concluded at 4:33 PM  
Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business:  
Mayor Patterson-Howard - discussed the budget process and the timeline of the Charter Review  
Commission  
Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.  
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller Morton  
approved  
Mayor Patterson-Howard, Comptroller  
Morton, and Browne  
Aye:  
None  
Nay:  
None  
Absent:  
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:38 pm.  
Nicole Bonilla, MBA  
City Clerk