Thomas, Advisors Depart Mount Vernon City Hall: News Report

MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Mount Vernon City Council has succeeded in ousting Mayor Richard Thomas and replacing him with their former president, Andre Wallace. Thomas, who was to step down Sept. 30 in a plea bargain with the New York Attorney General's Office OK'd by the court, had argued that the council could not remove him before then, but State Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Ecker said the plea bargain did not supercede the city charter, The Journal News reported.

Wallace has taken several personnel actions, including suspending Thomas advisors Corporation Counsel Lawrence Porcari and Human Resources Commissioner Nina Crispino (also strategic director of the Mount Vernon Industrial Development Agency). They and Thomas cleaned out their offices, TJN reported.

Wallace re-appointed Shawn Harris as police commissioner.

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Wallace is running for election to the mayoralty. He was soundly defeated in the Democratic primary but has the Republican ballot line in the November general election. Shawyn Patterson-Howard has the Democratic line.

SEE ALSO:

• Mount Vernon City Council Votes To Oust Mayor
• Mount Vernon Mayor Pleads Guilty, Will Step Down
• Final Count In; Thomas Sued County Over Democratic Primary