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Middletown council approves routine budget transfers, contracts and a 2% pay increase; tables zoning item
Summary
The council passed a package of resolutions including budget transfers, contract renewals, ARPA obligations and a 2% increase for department heads and full-time nonunion employees; resolution 275-24 was tabled pending an Orange County Planning Department letter.
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Middletown Common Council passed a series of resolutions and budget transfers by roll call, most of them routine or administrative in nature.
Key actions recorded in the transcript include:
- A $2,340 transfer from the sewer budget to cover remote operator training; motion moved by Alderman Massey and carried by roll call (all Aye).
- Authorization of an agreement with Tri-State Geese Control for 2025 (sponsored by Alderman Tobin); approved by roll call.
- Renewal of a Nearmap agreement (sponsored by Alderman Witt); approved by roll call.
- A $41,950 transfer within the 2024 police department budget (sponsored by Alderman Jean Francois); approved by roll call.
- Acceptance of an auditing services proposal from RBT for fiscal year 2025 (sponsored by Alderman Johnson); approved by roll call.
- Authorization of a security system upgrade proposal from Stratagem Securities (sponsored by Alderman Witt); approved by roll call.
- Authorization to issue the assessment collector's warrant for 2025 and other standard fiscal items; approved by roll call.
- A resolution authorizing obligation of remaining ARPA funds and a consulting agreement for ARPA services (sponsored by Alderman Kleiner/Massey as recorded) were approved by roll call.
- A resolution to transfer $650 within the 2024 community development budget and a separate resolution to provide a 2% pay increase for department heads and full-time nonunion employees were both approved by roll call (council recorded Aye votes across the roll calls listed in the transcript).
- At the request of the City Clerk, resolution 275-24 was tabled because an Orange County Planning Department letter had not been received; the motion to table carried by roll call.
All roll-call results in the meeting transcript that were read aloud show unanimous Aye among the members listed for each recorded vote. The council also voted to order the claims audit and authorized payment warrants.
What happens next: Affected departments will implement the approved transfers and contracts; the tabled resolution (275-24) will return when the required county planning correspondence is provided.
