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Middletown council approves routine consent items, budget transfers and facility contracts
Summary
The Middletown City Council approved a package of routine items including disposal of two police vehicles, acceptance of a $7,000 Stop DWI county agreement, traffic-operations supplemental funding, park and budget transfers, and renewals of several contracts and design authorizations.
The Middletown City Council approved a series of routine consent items and budget adjustments at its meeting, including disposal of two aging police vehicles, acceptance of a $7,000 Stop DWI agreement with the county, and several interfund transfers to cover project costs.
Council voted to dispose of a 2005 Ford Econoline and a 2013 Ford Explorer after a motion by Rodriguez and a second from Massie. The body also accepted the 2026–27 Stop DWI agreement for $7,000 and authorized the mayor to sign the agreement (motion by Massie; seconded by Rodriguez).
Staff described a traffic-operations supplemental package of about $400,000 funded 80% by federal DOT dollars and 20% local match; council noted of the local share a 15% portion would come from a matching program when funds are available and the city’s 5% share would be $20,000. The council authorized the supplemental funding.
A $12,000 transfer from Park Improvements to the Fitness Court Studio account was approved to cover added shade-tree concrete costs tied to an existing grant. Leonori explained the transfer is associated with grant administration and project costs already incurred.
Council also approved a set of citywide budget transfers to close out miscellaneous FY balances and to convert temporary borrowing for the new courthouse into permanent funding to cover furniture and remaining project costs; staff said the city had identified roughly $200,000 in additional furniture costs that must be funded to complete the project.
Other contract and renewal approvals included authorizing a CPL design contract for the police station roof ($48,000) and renewing an agreement with the Shawanga fishing game with no substantive changes reported. The mayor noted previously appropriated funds cover the CPL work and the council’s action authorized the mayor to sign the design contract.
The council concluded the consent and budget items with motions carried by roll call and verbal assent; individual votes were recorded on the public record for each motion.
