City Chamber/Economic Development Board
At the initiative of our Chamber of Commerce's Economic
Development Committee, Mount Vernon's government has created a joint Board
among the City's administration, the Chamber and Consolidated Edison (our
local power utility) for the purpose of facilitating communication among
the major entities in the city. The members of the Board are the
City Planning Commissioner, the Police Commissioner, the City Assessor,
the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, the President of the Chamber, a
representative from Con Edison and acting as Chairman of the Board, the
Chairman of the Economic Development Committee of the Chamber of
Commerce..
The Board strives to maintain a continuous, open channel
of communication between the business community and our local government.
Addresses by the Board are a variety of issues affecting activities of
government for which business can be a source of support. At the
same time, proceedings of the Board give the business community the
opportunity to discuss with government, important issues that affect them.