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Middletown council approves grants, reallocation of school funds and multiple appointments
Summary
At its April 7 meeting the Common Council approved arts grants, event co-sponsorships, a heating system grant application, reallocated $341,148 from Snow School PV funds to Kegwin School renovation, accepted an EV charging grant and rebate, appointed Clifton Larson Allen as city auditors, and confirmed numerous committee appointments.
The Common Council approved a suite of routine and programmatic items on April 7, including allocations, grant applications and a slate of appointments.
Arts and culture: Councilman Kovach moved approval of the art support services grant distribution of $50,900 for fiscal year 2025 to local organizations (line items read into the record and approved by voice vote).
Events: The council accepted the role of host community for Middletown PrideFest and co-sponsorship for the 28th annual Cruise Night on Main Street, authorizing departments (parks, recreation, public works, police, fire, health) to provide support and waiving some fees; a line capped the city expenditure for Cruise Night at no more than $10,000 without further council approval.
Capital projects and school funding: Council authorized the mayor to apply for a $28,000 Local Capital Improvement (LCI) grant to replace the heating system at the Randolph Road Emergency Operations Garage. Separately, the council approved reallocating the balance of Snow School PV project funds ($341,148) to the Kegwin School renovation as matching funds for a state grant for asbestos abatement and for HVAC replacement serving the library and classrooms. Council clarified the reallocation is a transfer of previously authorized bonding money and discussed fiscal impact language to reflect that component.
EV charging and audit contracts: Council accepted a federal grant ($76,720) and authorized applying for an Eversource utility rebate ($120,000) to install EV charging stations, authorizing the mayor to execute required documents and to borrow from the general fund pending reimbursement. The council also appointed Clifton Larson Allen LLP as city auditors for multi-year audits with stated fees; one abstention (Councilwoman Sweeney) was recorded on the audit appointment.
Personnel and job descriptions: The council approved a new job description and salary range for a grant writer and revised the construction inspector job description to allow a hire who may obtain required certification within a specified period.
Appointments: The mayor presented a slate of appointments and reappointments across multiple boards and committees (Harbor Improvement Agency, Clean Energy Task Force, Housing Authority, school building committees, and others); the council approved the slate with a single abstention recorded.
Provenance: These items were considered in the resolutions/ordinances, appropriation, and appointments sections of the meeting record and were adopted by council voice vote unless otherwise noted.
