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Votes at a glance: Middletown council approves transfers, grants, equipment purchases and street closures
Summary
At its meeting the council approved a slate of resolutions including budget transfers, grant acceptances, equipment purchases and multiple street‑closure permits. All recorded resolutions carried on roll call votes.
The Middletown City Council recorded unanimous or majority aye votes on a series of resolutions ranging from accepting grants to authorizing budget transfers and street closures. Below are the items approved by the council during the meeting.
• Acceptance of additional DWI high‑visibility enforcement funding for 2025 (sponsored by Alderman Tobin). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Transfer within the Police Department 2025 budget (sponsored by Alderman Massey). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Transfer within the 2025 waterfront budget (sponsored by Alderman Jean Francois). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Authorization to return federal emergency management funds (sponsored by Alderman Johnson). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Transfer within the Senior Center budget lines (sponsored by Alderman Witt). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Revised agreement with Fusco Engineering for O & W design and construction management (sponsored by Alderman Green, seconded by Alderman Ray). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Transfer within Public Works for a paint‑striping machine (sponsored by Alderman Ray). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Transfer within Public Works for additional signage and painting (sponsored by Alderman Kleiner). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries; Alderman Kleiner noted tariff‑driven aluminum price increases from vendor communications as the cause.
• Acceptance of a National Fitness Campaign grant (sponsored by Alderman Witt). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Partial street closure of Union Street for the Center of Schoofers’ annual community resource fair and barbecue (sponsored by Alderman Tobin). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Street closures at the community campus for the 2025 Arts and Cultural Festival (sponsored by Alderman Johnson). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Waiver of the 30‑day notification requirement for a full liquor license application for the Taco Factory (sponsored by Alderman Green, seconded by Alderman Kleiner). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
• Audit motion ordering accounts, adjusting claims and authorizing the city treasurer to issue warrants (sponsored by Alderman Massey). Motion passed on roll call; recorded ayes and carries.
All listed resolutions were carried by roll call as recorded in the meeting minutes; none of the recorded motions were tabled or failed during this session.
