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Milton council adopts three ordinances and budget resolution; multiple consent items approved
Summary
On second reading the council adopted ordinances on firefighter pension leave, monument sign heights and public meeting procedures, passed a budget amendment resolution and approved a multi-item consent agenda.
The Milton City Council on March 11 unanimously adopted three ordinances on second reading, approved a budget-change resolution and accepted a multi-item consent agenda covering permits, code amendments and contracts.
Key outcomes: Ordinance 0125 amended City Code chapter 38 to add a short-term disability subsection to the Municipal Firefighters Pension Trust Fund and to address Family Medical Leave Act matters; Ordinance 225 revised the Unified Development Code—s definition and height rules for monument signs; Ordinance 0325 amended rules governing the orderly operation of public meetings and was approved with a council amendment explicitly including the city attorney in the prohibition on harassing public comment. The council also approved Resolution 2025-23, listed on the agenda as a revenue and expenditure change. All votes were unanimous among members present.
Nut graf: The items alter personnel benefits for firefighters, tighten land-use sign rules and formalize public-comment conduct standards; collectively they update administrative, land-use and personnel policy.
On Ordinance 0325, Councilwoman McKee (commenter) sought an explicit insertion to the text to extend the anti-harassment language to include the city attorney; the council accepted the suggested amendment before the vote. City staff presented the ordinances and confirmed each was on second reading, meaning final adoption followed the council—s vote.
The consent agenda included a range of routine approvals: the FY2026 budget calendar; task order for downtown pump station design; an amendment to the city manager—s contract; a residential façade grant for 45056 Cone Street; multiple special-event permits (several 5K races, a half-marathon and a church Easter event); debt-retirement actions; a unified development code amendment for fences and commercial front yards; and an invitation to bid for construction services on a natural gas distribution project. Councilman Powell moved to approve the full consent agenda, Councilman Hawthorne seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
Ending: Council formally adopted the listed ordinances and resolution; staff will implement the changes and incorporate the amended text to Ordinance 0325 into official code language.
