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Middletown council approves routine funding, staffing and contract items including youth program grants and part-time pay changes
Summary
The Middletown Common Council approved a slate of routine agenda items including senior-transport funding, state youth-program allocations to local groups, part-time pay-rate changes and internal transfers to cover ice-rink overtime.
The Middletown Common Council approved multiple routine agenda items, including grants, personnel-rate changes, internal transfers, a donation acceptance, a contract approval and an administrative appointment transition.
Key approved items recorded in the meeting minutes:
- Authorization to accept additional funding of $19,600.34 for the Golden Area Senior Transport Program. The motion passed by voice vote.
- Authorization to approve 2025 contracts and accept funding via the Orange County Youth Bureau from the New York State Office of Community and Family Services. The council recorded allocations to local programs: Middletown Young Warrior Boxing Program — $12,510; Middletown recreation toddler program — $5,000; Middletown recreation youth fitness — $20,605; Middletown recreation playground summer feeding program — $10,000. The council authorized the mayor to sign necessary contracts.
- Part-time pay rate changes for 2025 winter programs: recreation leader for winter break and recreation leader for the ice skating rink were each set at $18 per hour. The motion passed by voice vote.
- Authorization to transfer $9,500 within the Parks & Recreation budget to cover overtime for ice-rink operations. Staff explained overtime resulted from startup issues, warmer-than-expected weather delaying opening, and holiday-week coverage; council approved the transfer by voice vote.
- Acceptance of a $50 clinic scholarship donation from Sharon Charles Shoemaker; motion carried.
- Approval of a permanent third-party administration service contract for 2025; motion carried.
- Authorization to recommend a memorandum of agreement to move a permanent contingent position (Secretary to the Commission). The council recorded that Secretary Massey will retire in April and that Pam will be brought on once the council and civil service commission approve the appointment; the council approved the recommendation by voice vote.
- Authorization to transfer funds to cover unanticipated litigation in 2024 from one account to another (accounts cited in the meeting record); motion carried.
Several motions were introduced as "Motion by [mayor]; seconded by Alderman Rodriguez" in the meeting record and adopted by voice vote; the transcript records repeated voice "Aye" responses but does not include roll-call tallies for these items.
Why it matters: the approvals allocate state and local funds to youth and senior programs, adjust staffing pay for recreation operations, and finalize administrative staffing transitions that will take effect pending civil-service approval.
What’s next: contracts and fund transfers will be executed by the mayor and city staff; the appointment of the new Secretary to the Commission will proceed after civil-service and council approval.
