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Mount Vernon council adopts wide slate of referrals, grants and appointments
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a package of referrals, grant awards, staffing appointments, ordinance amendments and program acceptances on Jan. 14, 2026, during a regular meeting that also included public comments on permits, drones and a business complaint.
The Mount Vernon City Council unanimously adopted a slate of referrals, grant awards, appointments and ordinance amendments during its Jan. 14, 2026 meeting, approving items across committees including Legislation & Public Works, Human Resources, Public Safety & Codes, and Finance & Planning.
The measures included conference approvals (TMP-1801), multiple grant awards (including OCFS EmpowerMED for $30,000 and GEM for $50,000), transfers and budget code amendments, an appointment to the Assessment Review Board, and an extension of independent auditing services. Motions were routinely moved and seconded along committee lines and carried on unanimous voice votes; roll call for each adopted measure recorded Aye votes by Council President Derrick Thompson, Pro Tempore Jaevon Boxhill, Acting Pro Tempore Cathlin Gleason, Councilmember Cynthia Turnquest-Jones and Councilmember Andre Wallace.
Council members used the consent/referral session to approve numerous program acceptances and small grant awards that the Human Resources Committee had recommended. The extension of PFK O’Connor Davies for auditing (TMP-1887) and several ordinance expenditure-code amendments were among the finance items advanced without recorded questions. The meeting record shows no Nay votes or absences for any adopted item.
