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Standing Committees
City of Mount Vernon departments and agencies are placed into one (1) of four (4) City Council oversight committees known as a Standing Committee. The City Council President does not chair a committee, however, the other four are designated chair of a committee and co - chair another committee. They are as follows: Human Resources, Finance & Planning, Legislation & Public Works and Public Safety & Codes. Chairs and Co-Chair rotate each year and are decided on by the City Councilmembers and set at their Annual Statutory Meeting which takes place the first working business day of the new year. Below are the committees and which departments and agencies fall under each.
2023 City Council Standing Committees
Human Resources
Chair: Councilmember Derrick Thompson Co Chair: Councilmember Edward Poteat
CIVIL SERVICE, HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES, HUMAN RIGHTS, RECREATION, SENIOR CITIZEN AFFAIRS, YOUTH BUREAU, MEMORIAL FIELD, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES, MENTAL HEALTH, IMMIGRATION, MOUNT VERNON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, VETERANS AFFAIRS, MOUNT VERON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Finance & Planning
Chair: Councilmember Edward Poteat Co Chair: Councilmember Derrick Thompson
BUDGET, CITY OWNED PROPERTY TAKEN THROUGH IN REM TAX FORECLOSURE, PROCEEDINGS OR OTHER MEANS AND NOT NEEDED FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES (UNDER THE JURISTDICTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE), FUNDED PROGRAMS AND GRANTS, PLANNING, TAXES AND ASSESSMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD, LANDMARKS & HISTORICAL PRESERVATION, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, MEMORIAL FIELD FINANCES, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY, BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW
Legislation & Public Works
Chair: Councilmember Lisa A. Copeland Co Chair: Councilmember Cathlin Gleason
CITY CLERK, MAYOR'S OFFICE , LAW DEPARTMENT, MANAGEMENT SERVICES, CHARTER REVISIONS, PARKS, PUBLIC WORKS, RAILROADS AND BRIDGES, CITY PROPERTY, WATER DEPARTMENT, STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION, GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, CABLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TREE ADVISORY BOARD, BOARD OF ETHICS
Public Safety & Codes
Chair: Councilmember Cathlin Gleason Co Chair: Councilmember Lisa A. Copeland
OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, HOUSING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT, PARKING BUREAU, POLICE DEPARTMENT, PET CONTROL, ZONING, RETURNING CITIZENS, OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS, CIVILIAN COMPLAINT REVIEW BOARD, TAXICABS, TAXI COMMISSION