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COMMON COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2026 6:00 PM Hybrid Meeting ---------------------- MUNICIPAL BUILDING COMMON COUNCIL CHAMBER -and- Remotely via WebEx WebEx.com Join a Meeting Event # 2337 907 8417 Password: Middletown or Dial 408-418-9388 Access Code: Event # 2337 907 8417 NOTE: if calling from a phone, please press *3 to activate hand raise function AGENDA 1. Call to Order A. Pledge of Allegiance B. Council Clerk Reads the Call of the Meeting and Mayor declares call a legal call and meeting a legal meeting 2. Public Hearing – Opens 3. Public Hearing – Closes 4. Resolution A. Approving, ratifying, and adopting the Tentative Agreement between the City of Middletown, Connecticut and Local 466, Council #4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, including the Memorandum of Understanding, dated January 13, 2026, and all associated costs, covering the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029; approving, ratifying, and adopting the Tentative Agreement between the City and BOE Local 1467 (BOE) Council #4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO including all associated costs, related to insurance, pension, and life insurance provisions, which will be incorporated into the contract; incorporating Appendix D of the City’s Pension Plan, with noted amendments, upon approval of this Resolution; approving the amendments to the job descriptions of Housing Code Enforcement Officer and Public Health Sanitarian Enforcement Officer in accordance with the redlines provided as part of the TA packet, with no change in salary, and that these amended job  FEBRUARY 12, 2026 COMMON COUNCIL -- SPECIAL MEETING Page 2 descriptions will be incorporated into the City’s classification plan upon approval of this Resolution; and that the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign the Agreement between the City of Middletown, Connecticut and Local 466, Council #4, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, on behalf of the City of Middletown and to provide the agreed upon provisions of the Local 1467 TA to the Board of Education for inclusion into its collective bargaining agreement. B. Approving the following amendments to the Common Council of the City of Middletown’s Rules of Procedure, effective November 2023 to November 2027: (a) Amending Section I (“Agenda and General Meeting Procedures”) Paragraph 2 (“Proposed Resolutions and Ordinance”), changing the submission deadline from the 21st day of the month to the 23rd day of the month preceding the Common Council meeting in order to be included on the agenda for the upcoming Common Council meeting; (b) Amending Section I (“Agenda and General Meeting Procedures”) Paragraph 4 (“Special Meeting: Questions to Directors Workshop”), Subparagraph B to read: A verbatim, or close to verbatim, record of the Questions to Directors Workshop proceedings, which includes documents submitted either in advance of the meeting or on the floor, shall be maintained by the Common Council Clerk as the public record minutes in accordance with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. (c) Amending Section I (“Agenda and General Meeting Procedures”) Paragraph 11 (“Public Comment”), Subparagraph D to read: A verbatim, or close to verbatim, record of the Regular Meeting proceedings, which includes documents submitted either in advance of the meeting or on the floor, shall be maintained by the Common Council Clerk as the public record minutes In accordance with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. (d) Amending Section II (“Common Council’s Community Public Meeting”) Paragraph 3 to read: A verbatim, or close to verbatim, record of the Community Meeting proceedings shall be maintained by the Clerk of the Common Council as the public record minutes. In addition, a video recording of the public meeting shall maintained by the Clerk of the Common Council in accordance with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. (e) Amending Section V (“Decorum of Public for Common Council Meetings”) Paragraph Q to read: A verbatim, or close to verbatim, record of the Councilmanic committee meeting proceedings, which includes documents submitted either in advance of the meeting or on the floor, shall be filed with the City/Town Clerk for the public record in accordance with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act. 5. Adjournment K: review/ agenda/ 2026 Feb 12 -- special meeting – Local 466 and Local 1467 TA approval -- 12 Jan 2026