Board of Estimate & Contract

:ffiL: BOARD OF ESTIMATE & CONTRACT AGENDA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2022 2:00 PM MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM - CITY HALL MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK & VIA FACEBOOK.COM/MOTJNTVERNONNY RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES 1. Authorizing the transfer of funds within the Department of Management Services. SETTING THE RATES 2. Retaining tlie Law Office of Vincent Toomey, as Consultant. ('tabor Counsel for PBA) 3. Retaining Joyce Brown, Esq., as Special Counsel. OE :[l a<" l - G3j l7'll jtli FE[2 4 2022 t RESOLVED, that an ordiriance adopted by the City Council on February 23, 2022, and signed by the Mayor on February 24, 2022, authorizing the transfer of funds within the Department of Management Services, be and the same is hereby approved. /7 APPROVED RM ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT X Assistant i 6u'nsel APPROVED Dept. o Clerk E o r FEB2 3 2027 5 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A TRANSFER OF FUNDS WITHIN THE DEP ARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES WHEREAS, by letter dated February 9, 2022, tlie Commissioner in the Department of Management Services has requested permission to transfer $30,000 witl'iin said department; NOW, T:[-IEREFORE, The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact: Section 1. The Comptroller is hereby authorized and directed to transfer tlie sum of $30,000 (which will provide further funds and allow the department to pay Dell for Microsoft products and services encumbered in 2020) within the Depaitment of Management Services 2020 Budget as follows: Amount to From Fiscal Year be Transferred 2020 (Budget Code) To (Budget Code) $5,000.00 A1680.215 A1680.405 $25,000.00 A1680.406 A1680.405 Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval by the Board of Estimate and Contract. Councilperson APPROVED AS Assistant !lesident " / ,' 'lyy>;(j! '-i !,-) 27/ APPROVED o APPROVED Date o Dept. Mayor FE82 '!t 2tJ22 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 153 of the Charter of the City of Mount Vernon, the Corporation Counsel, with the written :5ji'aaA'L't'L"ffiaA!"A consent of the Mayor, may employ counsel at such compensation as may be agreed upon by the Board of Estimate and Contract in the conduct of proceedings in which the City is a party; and WHEREAS, by letter dated February 24, 2022, the Corporation Counsel has recommended that this Board retain the Law Office of Vincent Toomey as consultant in its negotiations with the City of Mount Vernon PBA; NOW THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that the Law Office of Vincent Toomey be retained at the rate of $325.00 per hour for partners, $250.00 per hour for associate time, and $125.00 per hour for paralegal time; and be it further RESOLVED, that funds are available in Budget Code A1420.405 (Contracted Outside Service) Law Department, '2b2Z Budget; andbeitfurther $ RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately. PR(WED ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT Assistant CorXation founsel 0 : (l) APPROVED Dept. o Clerk o FEB2 4 2022 WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 153 of the Charter of the City of Mount Vernon, the Corporation Counsel, with the written consent of the Mayor, may employ counsel at such compensation SXf"3Nr'.at""%"i"'g!'lAAi' as may be agreed upon by the Board of Estimate and Contract in the conduct of proceedings in which the City is a party; and WHEREAS, by letter dated February 24, 2022, the Corporation Counsel has recommended that this Board retain Joyce Brown, Esq. as special counsel representing the City in the matters of Tax Certiorari proceedings, real estate matters, contract review and other matters in which the City is a party; NOW THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED, that Joyce Brown, Esq. be retained at the rate of $350.00 per hour as special counsel; and be it further RESOLVED, that funds are available in Budget Code A1420.405 (Contracted Outside Service) Law Department, 2022 Budget; and be it further RESOLVED, that this resolution shall take effect immediately. ADOPTED BY BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND CONTRACT Aoss-ist;;i-t 6orAatio 6unsel o (N 2 CCI QCroo E'm APPROVED Dept. Clerk