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City of Mt. Vernon City Council met May 5.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

1. Call to Order

2. Invocation

3. Pledge of Allegiance

4. Roll Call

5. Swearing in of Mayor & Council

6. Presentation of Journals for the April 21, 2025, regular City Council Meeting.

7. Visitors/Citizen Request/Addresses from the Audience. Public Forum Rules of Participation

Participants wishing to address the City Council on matters listed on the agenda or any other matter directly relevant to the business of the City of Mt. Vernon shall do so during the Public Participation portion of the agenda. Each person wishing to speak during the Public Participation portion shall sign a Speaker’s List at the meeting before the start of the meeting, providing his/her name and the topic to be discussed. Speakers will be recognized by the Mayor in the order the speaker’s name appears on the Speaker’s List. The Public Participation portion of the meeting shall be limited to five (5) minutes per person. All participants are expected to exercise common courtesy and follow any rules of order established or announced by the Mayor and/or City Council.

8. Approval of Consolidated Vouchers for Accounts Payable 9. Bids/Quotes

9-A Quote results for the financing of a fire truck

10.City Manager

10-A Request permission to seek bids for the City-wide Pavement Striping Project 2025

10-B Request permission to seek bids for the Parking Lot Sealing Project 2025

10-C Request permission to seek bids for the Summer 2025 Demolition Project

10-D Request permission to waive bidding and purchase software for the Fire Department

11.Ordinances/Resolutions/Motions

11-A First reading of an ordinance authorizing the sale of municipal property

11-B Resolution approving a real estate purchase agreement with Swan’s Industrial Center, LLC.

11-C Resolution approving a consulting agreement with Stephen Tate, CPA

12.Mayor

12-A Appointment of Joseph Burns to the City Housing Authority Commission

12-B Reappointment of Many Ortiz to the City Housing Authority Commission

12-C Reappointment of Mike Carbonaro, Shari Copple, and Sheila Jolly-Scrivner to the Tourism Advisory Board

12-D Reappointment of Nathan McKenna to the Fire Pension Board 13. City Council

14. Visitors/Citizen Requests/Address From the Audience 15. Executive Session

16. Adjournment

https://www.mtvernon.com/media/bpidp3mr/may-5-2025-city-council-meeting-agenda.pdf