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Milford council approves budget amendments, pool contract, truck purchase and multiple municipal actions
Summary
At its Sept. 16 meeting the Milford City Council adopted pay and budget resolutions, approved a $129,700 pool roof and bat-remediation contract, purchased a used airport truck, authorized a permanent water-change filing, and set a removal deadline for alley encroachments. Several other administrative actions were approved or tabled.
The Milford City Council on Sept. 16 adopted two resolutions adjusting staff compensation and amending the fiscal-year 2025–26 operating budget and approved a string of motions covering a pool roof contract, an airport truck purchase, permanent water-right changes, surplus vehicle sales and several procedural items.
The council adopted Resolution 12‑2025, approving adjusted compensation for fiscal year 2025–26, and Resolution 13‑2025, amending the operating budget for FY2025–26 to cover employee compensation increases and higher-than-budgeted tree maintenance costs. Both resolutions passed by roll-call vote with all members voting yes.
Council members then approved a set of operational actions:
- The council voted to accept a single bid from Tusher Contracting (bid received Sept. 10) for swimming-pool roof replacement and bat remediation. The low and only responsive bid totaled $129,700 and included a 20‑year weather-tightness warranty and a two‑year workmanship warranty. The bid covers demolition, attic cleanup, insulation, a standing-seam metal roof (listed at roughly $48,000 in the itemization), and LED attic lighting; permit, engineering and material-testing costs were listed as exclusions. City capital funds originally budgeted about $42,000 for a pool roof; meeting discussion identified reserves and other funds as available if the council accepted the full bid.
- The council approved converting a temporary water relocation serving farmland leased by Blake Williams into a permanent change application under the city’s existing 20‑year sale agreement with the Williams family. The council’s motion directs staff to begin the permanent-change filing; the council said the Williams family will continue to cover customary filing fees (previous practice noted as $490).
- The council authorized the airport budget to purchase a used 2003 Nissan truck for about $4,295 to replace an inoperable airport vehicle and directed staff to surplus the 1989 Dodge (minimum bid $100). The purchase passed with four council votes in favor and one recorded no vote; the transcript records a single opposed vote but does not name the dissenting member.
- The council approved a motion to send certified notices to two property owners encroaching on an alley between 600 West and 700 West, giving them until Oct. 31 to remove improvements; staff said the city will wait for a pending survey before scheduling grading of the alley and will either use city crews or solicit bids as needed.
- The council voted to table discussion of approximately 18–22 unreserved IOOF cemetery plots while staff seeks records (including contacts at nearby IOOF/VFW lodges) and to prepare deeds for approximately 27 feet of city-owned property on Library Hill so adjacent property owners who have maintained the land can have it deeded to them. The council also declined to accept a donation of stadium lights from Beaver County School District and chose not to procure a storage container to hold the lights.
- The council approved a municipal cybersecurity policy prepared with Mountain West IT; the policy will be kept confidential to protect system details but was formally adopted for citywide use.
Why it matters: the budget amendment funded pay changes and immediate tree work; the pool contract responds to active bat contamination and replaces a long-aging roof; the water-right decision formalizes municipal control under an existing 20‑year sale agreement so agricultural use can continue without annual temporary filings; and the alley and cemetery actions resolve long-running property and records issues.
Votes at a glance: - Resolution 12‑2025 (adjusted compensation): adopted, roll call yes (Russell; Ian; Les; Terry; Scott). - Resolution 13‑2025 (amend operating budget FY25‑26): adopted, roll call yes (Scott; Terry; Les; Ian; Russell). - Pool roof and bat remediation contract (Tusher Contracting), $129,700: approved (motion passed). - Permanent water-change filing (Williams/Blake): approved (motion passed). - Airport truck purchase (2003 Nissan), ~$4,295: approved (4 yes, 1 no recorded; dissenting member not named in transcript). - Surplus 1989 Dodge (min $100): approved (motion passed). - Alley encroachment notice and Oct. 31 removal deadline: approved (motion passed). - IOOF cemetery plots: tabled (motion passed). - Deed preparation for Library Hill parcels (approx. 27 feet to adjacent owners): approved (motion passed). - Cybersecurity policy adoption: approved (motion passed).
Council members and staff said they will circulate formal minutes and supporting documents (contract, resolutions, survey results) that will include full vote records and exact contract documents for public review.
