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Mount Vernon council appoints Constance "Jerry" Post to economic development task force over public objections
Summary
The City Council on Feb. 26 appointed Constance "Jerry" Post to the Mount Vernon Economic Development Task Force by a 3-1 vote after public comment questioned the selection and its handling; council members who supported the appointment said Post brings institutional economic-development knowledge.
The Mount Vernon City Council voted to appoint Constance "Jerry" Post to the Mount Vernon Economic Development Task Force for a two-year term effective Feb. 26, 2025, to Feb. 25, 2027, by a roll-call vote of three in favor and one opposed.
Public commenter Chris McDonough opened the discussion by reading a Nov. 30 press release attributed to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York that said Post and a co-defendant were found guilty in federal court on charges tied to diversion of more than $1.2 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds. McDonough asked why the resolution to appoint Post (agenda item 12) was back on the council agenda so quickly and whether the matter had been discussed in executive session, saying,…
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