Middletown council approves bonds, contracts and routine resolutions in roll-call session

At its regular meeting, the Middletown Common Council approved a package of municipal resolutions and administrative actions by roll call.

Key approvals included: - A resolution authorizing the issuance of an additional $10,000,000 in bonds for the O&W Railroad Station rehabilitation (resolution carried by roll call). - A resolution approving a transfer of funds within the fire department budget to cover overtime overdrafts (carried). - Adoption of the city’s 2025 budget (see separate coverage). - Authorization of a three-year agreement with Empress for ambulance services (carried by roll call); the mayor had noted ambulance costs were included in the operating budget. - Awarding bids for surplus vehicles and equipment to Auctions International. - Relief of delinquent 2023 water and sewer bills and relieving various delinquent bills from 2019–2023 into the 2025 tax roll. - Authorization to accept and appropriate federal and state aid for a transportation project (federal-aid project appropriation) with subsequent local match/implementation steps. - Authorization to conduct a public hearing on proposed zoning-code changes related to single-family dwellings. - Authorization to amend city code to prohibit parking of detached trailers on city streets and a temporary borrowing resolution of $2,000,000 for traffic operations. - A resolution to procure WSP for a $60,000 RAISE grant application to pursue sidewalk improvements.

All listed resolutions were carried by roll call as recorded in the meeting transcript. Several items included formal roll calls with aldermen recorded as voting 'Aye.' The meeting concluded routine audit business authorizing the city treasurer to issue warrants for payment of claims.

The council also authorized routine event-related measures, including street closures for the tree-lighting parade and a proclamation declaring Small Business Saturday.