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Scope and Content Note

This series contains official minutes and related documents of the Emergency Financial Control Board for the City of Yonkers. Written on loose typewritten sheets, the minutes contain information on who attended each meeting, what the agenda was, and business transacted. Additional records filed with the minutes are copies of materials distributed to each board member or submitted to the Board, such as listings of contracts to be approved or disapproved; correspondence and memorandums relevant to or received during a given meeting; copies of newspaper articles; copies of City of Yonkers laws and city council resolutions; copies of court documents related to the Board's deliberations; reports and statements submitted to the Board; and records of bond filings and sales. Also included is a copy of the original submission of the city's "Financial Plan" to cope with the financial crisis.

Each meeting was assigned a consecutive number starting at one. At least two file folders exist for each meeting. The first folder contains the official copy of the minutes and agenda, while the second contains the materials distributed to each Board member and documents received by the Board. If a bond filing or sale was submitted for the Board's review at a meeting, records concerning this were included in a third folder. The original submission of the city's "Financial Plan" is located in the third folder for meeting three.