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Votes at a glance: Finance Committee actions on transfers, purchases and ordinances (April 12, 2025)
Summary
The committee approved multiple internal transfers, the purchase of five parcels next to Kingston Business Park, authorizations to remove two erroneous vacant‑building fees, and design funding and a bond ordinance for the Flatbush–Fox Hall sewer project.
The Finance Committee on April 12 took the following formal actions. All vote outcomes below reflect the committee roll calls read into the record during the meeting.
1) Authorize purchase of five parcels adjacent to Kingston Business Park (addresses on Fourth Avenue) for a combined $25,000 — approved unanimously. (See separate article for details.)
2) Authorize design funding and bond ordinance: $600,000 for engineering and design services related to the Flatbush and Fox Hall sewer and drainage replacement project — approved unanimously.
3) Housing initiatives budget transfer: transfer $35,929.45 in unspent private grant funds from 2024 into the 2025 budget (internal transfer, no net financial impact) — approved unanimously.
4) Multiple internal transfers with no net financial impact: wastewater treatment facility account reconciliation transfer; fire department interim transfers to close out 2024 budget; police department budget modifications to balance accounts — each approved unanimously as read into the record.
5) Picnic tables and conference travel: a grant‑funded internal transfer to cover purchase of picnic tables for a police officer park and travel to two national conferences (grant covers costs; zero net cost to city) — approved unanimously.
6) Vacant building fee removals: remove $10,200 for 55 Fair Street and $6,200 for 62–64 First Avenue from the 2025 tax roll (administrative corrections) — both approved unanimously.
7) Move to executive session: committee voted to enter executive session to discuss a real‑estate transaction and to allow city employees to attend — approved.
Notes: Many transfers were described as bookkeeping actions or grant‑funded reallocations with no overall financial impact. Committee minutes and the city's packet list specific account line items and attachments for each transfer (packet materials were not always present online at the time of the meeting). If more detailed vote tallies or mover/second attributions are required, consult the official meeting minutes or the clerk's roll call record.
