Middletown CDA committees forward governance items and approve Linden Avenue bid, city loan and Washington Street change order

At separate governance, audit and finance committee meetings of the City of Middletown Community Development Agency, members voted to forward a set of governance documents to the full board and approved several development-related financial actions.

The governance committee approved and forwarded three items to the full board: the attached 2025 mission statement, recommended bylaws and the agency’s 2025 policies. The committee chair noted the packets contained the documents and members placed a combined motion on the floor to present all three to the full board; the motion carried.

The audit committee voted to recommend RBT as the agency’s auditor for the year ending December 31, 2024, the same auditing firm the agency used in the prior year. The committee made the recommendation to advance RBT’s appointment to the full board for approval.

The finance committee approved three related actions for agency-owned rehabilitation work on Linden Avenue and Washington Street. The committee approved the bid for 168 Linden Avenue from Matthew Davies in the amount of $220,000 for a full rehabilitation and approved borrowing $220,000 from the City of Middletown to fund that project. The committee also approved a $9,300 change order for 54 Washington Street to reduce and repair a garage that encroaches on an adjacent lot.

All motions reported during the committee meetings were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote; meeting minutes record “Aye” with no roll-call tallies provided in the transcript.

Other procedural and governance items approved by the full membership during the reorganizational portion of the meeting included the nomination and confirmation of Alderman Paul Johnson as vice chair, approval of committee assignments as presented, adoption of the agency meeting schedule for publication, and instruction for board members to sign fiduciary acknowledgments, certificates of independence and complete the board self-evaluation forms. The board also directed that required harassment training be enabled for members.

Votes at a glance - Governance committee motion to forward 2025 mission statement, bylaws and 2025 policies to the full board — Motion: moved by Mr. Rodriguez; second: Mr. Tobin; outcome: approved (voice vote). Referenced in meeting packet; forwarded to full board for final action. - Audit committee motion to recommend RBT as auditor for year ending Dec. 31, 2024 — Motion: moved by Mr. Witt; second: Mr. Kleiner; outcome: approved (voice vote). Advance to full board for approval. - Finance committee motion to award 168 Linden Avenue rehab bid to Matthew Davies for $220,000 — Motion: moved by Mr. Green; second: Mr. Witt; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Finance committee motion to borrow $220,000 from the City of Middletown for 168 Linden Avenue — Motion: moved by Mr. Massey; second: Mr. Witt; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Finance committee motion to approve a $9,300 change order for 54 Washington Street (reduce/repair garage due to lot-line issue) — Motion: moved by Alderman Paul Johnson; second: Mr. Witt; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Reorganization: Nomination and resolution approving Alderman Paul Johnson as vice chair — Motion: moved (nomination on the floor and seconded); outcome: approved (voice vote). - Resolution to approve committee assignments as presented — Motion: moved by Mr. Massey; second: Mr. Green; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Resolution to approve agency meeting schedule and authorize publication — Motion: moved by Mr. Rodriguez; second: Mr. Massey; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Motion to pay bills as presented — Motion: moved by Mr. Massey; second: Alderman Paul Johnson; outcome: approved (voice vote).

The committee-level motions were presented as recommendations or routine approvals to be placed before the full board where required. No recorded roll-call vote tallies or abstentions beyond isolated procedural abstentions (recorded elsewhere in the meeting) were provided in the transcript excerpt.

Ending The committee meetings concluded with the items carried and forwarded as described. Several administrative follow-ups — including forwarding the recommended auditor, publishing the meeting schedule and processing paperwork for board fiduciary acknowledgments and required training — were assigned to staff for completion before the next meeting.