Board of Estimate & Contract
Regular MeetingMount Vernon, NY · May 15, 2025
Minutes
City of Mount Vernon, New York
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Meeting Minutes - Final
Thursday, May 15, 2025
4:00 PM
MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM
Board of Estimate & Contract Special Meeting
Board of Estimate & Contract Special Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final May 15, 2025
Call to Order: At 4:00 PM by Chairwoman Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard
Roll Call: Roll Call and reading of agenda items administered by City Clerk Nicole Bonilla.
Noticed in the Journal News.
Comptroller Morton - remote
PRESENT Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, President Danielle Browne Esq., and Comptroller
Darren Morton
ABSENT None
OTHERS: Chief of Staff Malcolm Clark, Corporation Counsel Brian Johnson, City Clerk Nicole
Bonilla, Assistant Comptroller Condell Hamilton
ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGENDA
RESOLUTIONS APPROVING ORDINANCES
() 1. TMP
-1361
Code: LPW
Attachments: Referral Letter - NYCOM Annual Conference 2025
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller
Morton
On the question: none
Response: none
approved
Aye: Mayor Patterson-Howard, President
Browne, and Comptroller Morton
Nay: None
Absent: None
() 2. TMP
-1368
Code: LPW
Attachments: Declaration of Emergency- City Owned Property - Parking
and Stationhouses of FDMV
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller
Morton
On the question: Comptroller Morton - CDBG?
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - Yes, 2024 funding.
approved
Aye: Mayor Patterson-Howard, President
Browne, and Comptroller Morton
Nay: None
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Board of Estimate & Contract Special Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final May 15, 2025
Absent: None
() 3. TMP
-1345
Code: Comptroller
Attachments: COMP2025-07 Recommendation to Extend the Tax Intere
Program_
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller
Morton
On the question: none
Response: Comptroller Morton - explained the program
Council President Browne - discussed the council discussed
the program be extended to commercial properties.
approved
Aye: Mayor Patterson-Howard, President
Browne, and Comptroller Morton
Nay: None
Absent: None
() 4. TMP
-1374
Code: PSC
Attachments: FDMV Referral - Provisional Deputy Chief 2025
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller
Morton
On the question: none
Response: Mayor Patterson-Howard - explained the need for
additional Deputy Chief's to help reduce the overtime costs.
approved
Aye: Mayor Patterson-Howard, President
Browne, and Comptroller Morton
Nay: None
Absent: None
() 5. TMP
-1377
Code: HR
Attachments: READY Vibe event
R4L Vibe Check Flyer
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller
Morton
On the question: none
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Board of Estimate & Contract Special Meeting Meeting Minutes - Final May 15, 2025
Response: none
approved
Aye: Mayor Patterson-Howard, President
Browne, and Comptroller Morton
Nay: None
Absent: None
(Comptrollers Office - 2025 6. TMP
(Deputy Chiefs, etc.)) -1389
Attachments: FIRE DEPARTMENT - 2025 (2- Deputy Chiefs, etc.)
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller
Morton
On the question: none
Response: none
approved
Aye: Mayor Patterson-Howard, President
Browne, and Comptroller Morton
Nay: None
Absent: None
Agenda was concluded at 4:22 PM
Chairwoman Patterson-Howard asked if there was new business:
none
SALARY RESOLUTION
Mayor asked for a motion to adjourn.
Moved: Council President Browne, Seconded: Comptroller Morton
approved
Aye: Mayor Patterson-Howard, President
Browne, and Comptroller Morton
Nay: None
Absent: None
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:25 pm.
Nicole Bonilla, MBA
City Clerk
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