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The board approved forgiveness of penalties tied to an exemption-processing error for Westchester Muslim Center Inc., 22 Brookfield Road, saying the organization is tax-exempt and one year’s exemption had not been processed. City officials said the action effects only the year affected by that administrative error and that associated penalties are being forgiven.

Separately, the board authorized correction of delinquent taxes and interest for Tanya Hirston of 40 North Tenth Avenue after staff determined the property had been taxed as commercial rather than residential. The city adjusted the assessment classification and approved correction for the relevant years.

The board also authorized establishment of a custodial (escrow) account for a property development project at 55 Pond Field Parkway; officials said the escrow will allow environmental studies and land surveys required by the planning and zoning processes to be paid at the owner’s expense. A council member asked the clerk to place that clarification on the record to reduce future public inquiries.

Financial actions also included approving partial payment No. 13 to National Water Main Cleaning Company for sewer-system cleaning and televising (phase 1), and recording tax-settlement resolutions: SMQ LLC ($47,096.60) and Fort Pretorian Mandeville LLC ($6,341.49). The board approved a $5,000 settlement in the lawsuit Jacqueline Smith v. Blue Rio LLC and the City of Mount Vernon.

All of the listed items were approved by roll call: Comptroller Morton — aye; Council President Brown — aye; Mayor Patterson Howard — aye.

City staff did not provide detailed breakdowns of how the partial payment amount affects remaining contract balances during the meeting. Council members noted the custodial account is intended to ensure required studies are completed at the developer’s expense.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mount Vernon Board of Estimate & Contract | June 17, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved multiple tax corrections and settlements, forgave penalty charges tied to an exemption error for the Westchester Muslim Center, adjusted a misclassified property assessment, authorized a custodial escrow account tied to a development project, and approved partial payment on a sewer cleaning contract.","taxTitle","Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York","taxId",12530,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6194608,"Board renews public-safety equipment support, authorizes chief’s attendance at national chiefs’ conference",280,299780,580000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3863714-b4e3ea02fa0b1d0e38424c71584b2bb8&start=299&end=580","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3863714-b4e3ea02fa0b1d0e38424c71584b2bb8/thumbnail_299780.jpg","/articles/6194608/Mount-Vernon/Westchester-County/New-York/Board-renews-public-safety-equipment-support-authorizes-chiefs-attendance-at-national-chiefs-conference","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194608-14e990a9e4e3ca108e2356dd2403ca70/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158144&Signature=LF07CHgfLwEQsfFhnfRU9F6r5RXMnOL5ol8CkPU7dFKprG3PVv1zxUBeClz5qBrh4TWZUKfuoDo9Xgtdyo4q4PelysztOxs1OJ8LVxXXfG9FpzpO2u~Ke4RO8kgYhTu9Vfdxv4MfMhnlFJNNWYrTEcu1g6L3Qhxi5KrSl0fDOBEjQ0WEFs5-0pyq6bT0bUyNVu0LBVorljcA3WOzdx5GVLT7KNFIum6Tl1Kt~PXjEeJrp8cf0k91gh6TVtE-XvaQOYgnQDes1OSAlxfTnL1MIYJToI-NKw4uyB31cGjb9IbBEY-BMlUMD1T1xk8AcUcG2HwrPno4Hq-rPqirqnEh8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Estimate and Contracts on June 17 approved a one-year maintenance renewal for interview-room recording equipment and authorized the city’s police chief to attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Denver in October.

City officials said the maintenance agreement with Business Electronics will cover interview-room recording systems from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. The board also approved the chief’s attendance at the Oct. 18–21 conference; officials said the trip will be paid from recovery funds that the administration described as eligible for training and equipment-related expenses.

During discussion, a staff speaker framed the Denver conference as an opportunity to update policies and procedures amid new laws and regulations and after the city’s interactions with federal authorities. The staff speaker said the conference addresses a range of issues including threats, protests and other topics relevant to modern policing.

Mayor Patterson Howard described a separate, later incident in which city-purchased equipment and partner ambulance services helped save a staff member’s life, attributing the outcome to training and equipment funded through prior board authorizations and grant-supported acquisitions.

“The Lucas devices that we have, which are are, do chest compressions, literally saved life today,” Mayor Patterson Howard said. She thanked city and partner emergency responders and asked the community to keep the staff member in prayers as the next 48 hours were said to be critical.

Roll call for both the maintenance renewal and the conference authorization showed unanimous approval: Comptroller Morton — aye; Council President Brown — aye; Mayor Patterson Howard — aye.","The board approved a maintenance agreement for interview-room recording equipment and authorized the police chief to attend the International Association of Chiefs of Police conference in Denver, funded from recovery funds; Mayor Patterson Howard credited city equipment with saving a staff member's life earlier that day.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6194614,"Mount Vernon OKs summer youth market, employment and aviation training agreements",143,173285,317000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3863714-b4e3ea02fa0b1d0e38424c71584b2bb8&start=173&end=317","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3863714-b4e3ea02fa0b1d0e38424c71584b2bb8/thumbnail_173285.jpg","/articles/6194614/Mount-Vernon/Westchester-County/New-York/Mount-Vernon-OKs-summer-youth-market-employment-and-aviation-training-agreements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194614-159043eb6e3b179e3ca00184f0225df2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158144&Signature=FTSC-Uio4bsOzB6EyODhOA6PSSSAgN-47hE6D8E4gFwDdfezI9CxCVy1YXj6FMOLKWavyargObouOQQtEp8Da8ycq4xmkOKPUa1nXBf767XkFcaIGKnWiGe~zxg9aZU0yex-ngeVFGLOUE-Fe0kMmr4BQBniYiUtOCqSUpwhOPVmRqCJ4HFsLLHuHVaS~YriwV3XJX~Zooxk3~nZZDNG3unJMkQGXwGK03qeH5fVyCDOYckLfhq9r26xatBAdO4MOOCw~YSldaHFmw3EsrhltE4nnr5whL9rKa67qPbwRmEyJ55q0ztL98t~pddVgLjfpidzpYLoY-8KHXl4bw5Vgw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Estimate and Contracts on June 17 approved multiple Recreation and Youth Bureau items aimed at summer programming and job training for Mount Vernon youth.

The board authorized a partnership between the City of Mount Vernon’s Department of Recreation and the NewYork-Presbyterian Division of Community and Population Health to operate a summer youth market program, and accepted a donated 40-foot high-cube storage container from the Westchester Soccer Club for Memorial Field.

Separately, the board approved an agreement for summer youth employment services with the Westchester–Putnam Workforce Development Board and retroactively authorized a short-term aviation industry training contract with Barrington Irving Technical Training School, covering May 19 through July 18, 2025. Officials said the aviation training is funded by the Westchester–Putnam Workforce Development Board.

During roll call, the three voting officials approved each item: Comptroller Morton — aye; Council President Brown — aye; Mayor Patterson Howard — aye.

City staff explained the storage container will provide seasonal equipment storage at Memorial Field to ease seasonal logistics for the Westchester Soccer Club and Recreation Department. On the aviation training, the agenda described the contract as a retroactive authorization for job-specific instruction funded by workforce development dollars for the stated May–July window.

No dollar amounts for the youth market partnership, the donation valuation, or the workforce-funded training were specified in the recorded discussion. The board did not identify any objections during the votes.","The Board approved a partnership with NewYork-Presbyterian for a summer youth market, accepted a storage-container donation for Memorial Field, and authorized youth employment and short-term aviation training agreements funded through the Westchester–Putnam workforce board.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6194618,"Mount Vernon approves salary increases for grant-funded lead service positions at water board",67,62981,130000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3863714-b4e3ea02fa0b1d0e38424c71584b2bb8&start=62&end=130","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3863714-b4e3ea02fa0b1d0e38424c71584b2bb8/thumbnail_62981.jpg","/articles/6194618/Mount-Vernon/Westchester-County/New-York/Mount-Vernon-approves-salary-increases-for-grant-funded-lead-service-positions-at-water-board","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6194618-3b50e432e7227c55635f82a5f88af588/orig.mp4?Expires=1771158144&Signature=Mv94x5J-0eeYgWLqwofBTc6P7fdXPrSxhU9epxu2gWweiUq9UUoBmrGV0TvMj4td1j8tvcgkqMM-TPWVbWwmH1Jgb87SKTvSFsL1PxC1qj6ndElcVOPom1npSEoIEBJ8j5llc0vP6n8BqK7-gfiT8ZJAib2WK-53bu9WZrXkVgb6EpYg0LwkroszrZ0kXsJOSOHFuu3GzzywSX7Ky3Gjs37yOXqdg6mydrep7i9jYrWAICwNdHRiy0L3LLAwgDLk~NjiMv7zEBOBkXp1BOn~FBmgTlK7PEHred2uB-J84TfwX-HZrbDz2kyOVI8UtXbO7Vsu5IIm9pLIBcUVlzHz8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Board of Estimate and Contracts on Tuesday approved salary increases for two grant-funded positions in the Board of Water Supply, saying the adjustments reflect higher certification and reporting requirements.

Officials said the roles — created under a state grant to support lead service line work — were initially established at lower pay and revised as the workload and required skills grew. The board recorded the decision at its June 17 meeting, with Comptroller Morton, Council President Brown and Mayor Patterson Howard voting in favor.

“The positions call for that. In the beginning, you know, they were new positions ... but as the requirements of this work continue to increase, the certifications, the training, the level of skill in reporting ... they made adjustments to even, I believe, the titles and the salaries, for them to come in line with the work that they're doing,” a staff member said during the agenda item.

The board noted that the salaries for the lead service line coordinator and related position are paid from a grant through the New York State Department of Health. No change to the city’s general fund was reported during the discussion.

Roll call for the ordinance showed unanimous approval: Comptroller Morton — aye; Council President Brown — aye; Mayor Patterson Howard — aye.

No timeline for implementation of the new salary rates was specified at the meeting; the board said further resolution details would be provided at a subsequent session.","The Board of Estimate and Contracts approved pay adjustments for newly created positions in the Board of Water Supply, saying the changes align salaries and titles with job responsibilities; positions are funded by a New York State Department of Health grant.","actionData","errors"]

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Mount Vernon approves tax corrections, settlements and creates custodial account for 55 Pond Field Parkway project

Board renews public-safety equipment support, authorizes chief’s attendance at national chiefs’ conference

Mount Vernon OKs summer youth market, employment and aviation training agreements

Mount Vernon approves salary increases for grant-funded lead service positions at water board