CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, N.Y, Mayor Office SHAWYN PATTERSON-HOWARD, MPA City Hall, One Roosevelt Square DARREN M. MORTON, ED.D., CPRP Mayor ‘Mount Vernon, NY. 10550 Chi of Stay (914) 665-2362 — Fax: (914) 65-6173 July 15, 2021 STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON A State of Emergency is hereby declared in Mount Vernon, New York, effective at 9:00 a.m, on July 15, 2021, until further notice and may be rescinded or amended by a subsequent order. This State of Emergency is declared due to a public health and safety crisis that has threatened the public health of the City of Mount Vernon. Due to the gross negligence and dereliction of duty by the Comptroller, who has failed to process and pay invoices approximately $500,000 for critical parts and maintenance of police, fire and public work vehicles. As a result, nearly our entire fleet of vehicles has been impacted by this crisis. This decision was not made lightly and to this end we are working with our surrounding municipalities and government leaders to provide temporary relief to this crisis. This outreach has involved asking for the following: borrowing & sharing of equipment, supplies and vehicles. At the same time, we have allocated money within the American Rescue Plan (ARP) towards police, fire and public works vehicles to prevent a public health crisis from spreading in Mount Vernon. is understood that the procurement of these. vehicles. may-take-months-to arrive, and we have identified potential solutions involving rentals until the end of the year. ‘AS Chair Of the Board of Estimate and Contract, I am calling a special meeting to allocate these emergency funds and to move the ARP budgeting process forward to the council for adoption. ‘As Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon, New York, I Shawyn Patterson-Howard exercise the authority given me under New York State Executive Law, Article 2-B, to preserve the public health and hereby renderall required and available assistance vital to the security, well-being, and health of the-vitizens of this municipality. Under this State of Emergency, As‘ Mayor, and-according to section 24-5 “any person who knowingly violates any local emergency order of a chief executive promulgated pursuant to this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.” Furthermore, I hereby direct all departments and agencies of the City of Mount Vernon to take whatever steps necessary atall affected locations to protect life and property, public infrastructure and to provide other such ‘emergency assistance as deemed necessary, —Howel Shawyn Patterson-Howard, MPA Mayor, City of Mount Vernon Signed, “The Jewel of Westchester”