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City Comptroller In Mount Vernon Reportedly Refuses Court Order City Comptroller In Mount Vernon Reportedly Refuses Court Order
City Comptroller In Mount Vernon Reportedly Refuses Court Order An official in Mount Vernon is reportedly rejecting a judge’s court order to open up the city’s books to allow the mayor to investigate finances. Supreme Court Justice Susan Cacace ruled earlier this month that Mount Vernon Comptroller Deborah Reynolds is to stop blocking Thomas’ administration’s access to printed and online financial records that will “allow him to determined how much money the city truly has.” Thomas and Reynolds have been butting heads for months, with both pointing fingers at each other for the city’s woes, financially and otherwise. “This court finds…

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Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel: Board Of Ethics Abused Power With Leak Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel: Board Of Ethics Abused Power With Leak
Mount Vernon Corporation Counsel: Board Of Ethics Abused Power With Leak Mount Vernon’s Chief Legal Officer is calling on the City Council to fund the post of an Inspector General following “abuses of power by the Board of Ethics,” which accused embattled Mayor Richard Thomas of violating state education laws and collected more than $100,000 while serving as a trustee at a city charter school. Last week, the Mount Vernon Board of Ethics levied a claim against Thomas, stating that he collected more than $100,000 as a trustee at Amani Public Charter School - where he has served since 2011 - which would be in violation of New York State education laws, which state t…

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Mayor In Westchester Vehemently Denies He Violated State Education Laws Mayor In Westchester Vehemently Denies He Violated State Education Laws
Mayor In Westchester Vehemently Denies He Violated State Education Laws Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas called allegations that he collected more than $100,000 while serving as a trustee at a city charter school “factually wrong, grossly negligent and morally bankrupt,” in a statement released late on Thursday afternoon. The Mount Vernon Board of Ethics levied a claim against Thomas this week, stating that he collected more than $100,000 as a trustee at Amani Public Charter School - where he has served since 2011 - which would be in violation of New York State education laws, which state that trustees cannot be compensated for their work. In response to the c…

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