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Middletown council approves series of budget transfers, grants and policy changes
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Middletown Common Council approved a package of resolutions — including grant acceptances, budget transfers, and a new family medical leave policy — by roll call. Several items were routine transfers or acceptances described by sponsors as technical or time-sensitive.
The Middletown Common Council on Nov. 18 approved a broad set of resolutions by roll call, voting to carry multiple transfers, accept grants and donations, and enact administrative policies and agreements.
Items approved included a council-sponsored transfer within the 2025 budget to cover overages in special programs and personnel services; a $1,000 transfer in the 2025 street department budget; acceptance of county stop-DWI enforcement funding for the second enforcement period; appropriation of insurance recovery funds to replace a police department vehicle; and authorization to participate in the county’s 2025–2026 stop-DWI high-visibility engagement program. The council also accepted a $10,000 donation from Senator Scoofus to underwrite National Night Out operating expenses and multiple private donations to the Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Other measures carried included an intra-fund transfer for the Paramount budget, authorization to place 2024 delinquent water and sewer bills and miscellaneous 2024 delinquent bills onto 2026 real property tax bills, approval of a Frontier agreement for internet services, and adoption of a city family and medical leave (FMLA-style) policy. Sponsors introduced each item and the council completed each by roll call; the transcript records affirmative “Aye” votes for each roll call and the mayor/presiding officer declared the resolutions carried.
The council did not debate most items at length; several sponsors described the votes as routine or technical. Where staff provided programmatic context — for example, the stop-DWI funding and National Night Out donation — council members thanked department staff and outside donors. Several motions included offers by sponsors to provide additional financial-impact analysis or draft local-law language for future items.
The council moved on to adjournment after completing the listed business.
