Middletown Board approves budget transfers, grants, contracts and pay change; tables lien sale

The Middletown Board of Estimate on Jan. 2 approved a series of budget transfers, contract authorizations and grant acceptances, and voted to amend and approve a 2% pay increase for the Civil Service Commission secretary.

Why it matters: The votes move money between municipal accounts, accept grant funding for youth and public-safety programs, authorize a new contracted operator for water and wastewater services, and adjust a resident's water bill. Together the actions affect the municipal budget and service delivery for water, sanitation and community programs.

Votes at a glance

- Approval of minutes (Jan. 2, 2025). Motion by Council President Rodriguez, seconded and approved unanimously.

- Item 3.1 — Water department transfer: Authorized transfer within the water department to cover a shortage, moving funds from water meters to materials and supplies (account referenced as 54 90 74). Motion by Council President Rodriguez; seconded; approved.

- Item 3.2 — Water budget transfer (2024): Authorized transfers in the 2024 water department budget to cover shortages, including $2,163 from latent heat to contractual services. Motion made and approved.

- Item 3.3 — Recreation department boiler repair: Authorized a $35,000 transfer from the A-60 health account…