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Votes at a glance: Middletown board approves speed-hump purchases, cable franchise action, insurance and grant acceptances, small civil-service transfers
Summary
At its meeting the Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved multiple routine budget and grant items, including purchases for speed humps, acceptance of insurance proceeds and grants, and minor civil-service budget transfers. Item 3.3 was removed from the agenda.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionment approved a slate of routine motions covering traffic-calming purchases, a cable-franchise agreement authorization, several grant acceptances and small budget transfers.
Key outcomes recorded on the voice vote:
- Speed-hump purchases (Item 3.2): The board authorized a transfer from the general fund balance to materials and supplies to cover five speed humps at a total of $16,008.24 (transcript lists the amount as "$16,008.24 84"). The presiding officer said the purchased humps will be stored until locations are chosen; the board previously bought and installed two humps. Motion introduced and seconded; voice vote recorded as “Aye.”
- Cable television franchise agreement (Item 3.4): The board approved authorization for the mayor to sign a franchise agreement with Spectrum, subject to common council approval and corporation counsel review. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Police vehicle insurance proceeds (Item 3.5): The board accepted a supplemental insurance check of $1,015 to cover removal and installation work to police vehicle No. 9, involved in an Aug. 9, 2025 motor-vehicle accident; the motion passed by voice vote.
- Child passenger safety grant (Item 3.6): The board accepted a $2,335 child passenger safety grant for fiscal years 2025–26. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Police traffic-services grant (Item 3.7): The board accepted an $18,480 grant from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee for police traffic services for 2025–26. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Civil-service budget transfers (Item 3.8): The board approved small transfers within the 2025 civil-service budget—$157 from printing to contractual and $100 from office expense to contractual—citing the need to cover multiple liabilities for both the fire and police departments. Motion passed by voice vote; one abstention was recorded on the item (the transcript records “I abstain. Massey abstain. So we have 2 0 1” for a later vote, but no roll-call names attached specifically to the civil-service transfer in the record).
Item 3.3 was removed from the agenda and not discussed.
The transcript records voice votes and “Aye” responses for the listed items; it does not include roll-call tallies or named votes for each motion.
