Youth employment funds, lawsuit settlements among Mount Vernon board agenda

The Mount Vernon Board of Estimate and Contract was set to approve $195,000 for a summer youth employment program during its June 30 meeting, along with a pair of lawsuit settlements and a series of administrative contracts. While minutes were not yet available at press time, the funding would be the largest single item taken up by the board in recent weeks and would support summer jobs for young residents.

Youth jobs funding

The $195,000 appropriation was listed on several recent agendas: the City Council work session on June 22, the City Council meeting on June 24, and the Board of Estimate and Contract meeting on June 30. All three agendas described the item as Sommer Youth Employment Program funds, with the board agenda indicating it was up for approval. No matching funds or program details were included in the public materials.

Settlements and contracts

The June 30 Board of Estimate and Contract agenda also included two lawsuit settlements: a $20,000 payment to Mary Dyer and a $1,000 payment to Kimito Harris. The board was scheduled to approve a 12-month JAVS warranty and support contract for audio-visual systems in City Hall, enter into a tuition agreement with the Westchester School for Medical and Dental Assistants, and authorize a property tax refund for 1 Park Avenue (Section 165.63, Block 1140, Lot 5). No cost was listed for the AV warranty or the tax refund.

A separate June 30 agenda item from the same board covered salary resolutions for Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) workers, setting pay scales for 2024, 2025, and 2026 across multiple job classes including supervisors, classified workers, school crossing guards, and Board of Water Supply employees. The aggregate financial impact was not provided.

Earlier in the week, council agendas highlighted other routine approvals. An intergovernmental agreement for Phase II of a cybersecurity endpoint detection and response program would come at no cost to the city. In addition, the council was asked to authorize street closures for the 64th Jamaican Independence Day Festival in Municipal Parking Lot 11 and co-sponsorship of a back-to-school backpack event.

Coming up

The City Council will hold a work session on Monday, July 6, to review proposals including an affordable housing zoning amendment, the $410,000 sale of city-owned property at 52 Mersereau Avenue, and updates to taxicab licensing rules. Council members are also expected to discuss the purchase of two sanitation vehicles for the Department of Public Works, a $103,161.19 contract with Family Services of Westchester for youth programs, and a liquor license application for Memorial Field Stadium. No votes are scheduled at work sessions.

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