Finance committee forwards proposed 2025 citywide budget to full council

The Middletown Finance Committee voted to forward the proposed 2025 citywide budget to the full City Council after a brief presentation and no substantive questions from committee members.

Leonor, a staff member who presented the proposal, told the committee, "I am seeking, for your approval of the 2025, budget." In the same presentation she listed headline figures: "As of right now, it's a 50,000,000 for the general, 7.9 for water, and 6.3 for sewer." The transcript does not specify units for the latter two figures.

After the presentation the presiding speaker asked whether there were any questions; none were raised. The presiding speaker then asked, "Any objection to send this to the full council?" The transcript records two affirmative vocal responses of "I." and the presiding speaker proceeded, indicating the committee would forward the budget to the full City Council for consideration.

Procedural steps followed immediately: the committee closed consideration of the item, briefly exchanged thanks to staff and department heads, and moved to adjourn. A motion to adjourn was made by Alderman Johnson and seconded by Alderwoman Ray; the presiding speaker called for a voice vote and the transcript records "Aye," after which the meeting ended.

The committee record in the transcript does not include a formal roll-call tally for the budget-forwarding vote beyond the two affirmative vocal responses it captures, nor does it attach an agenda number or ordinance/resolution number to the proposal. The transcript contains an inconsistent spelling of the presenter's name (appearing as both "Leonor" and, once, "Kenora"); the presenter is identified as "Leonor" at the time she speaks in the record.

Next steps: the proposal will be considered by the full City Council according to the presiding speaker's direction in the meeting.