Milford council adopts 2025–26 budget and approves series of routine resolutions

The Milford City Council on June 17 adopted the city'wide operating budget for fiscal year 2025'26 and approved a package of resolutions that city officials described as routine but necessary to finalize the fiscal year and administrative details.

The council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 8'2025, the operating budget for fiscal year 2025'26, after a public hearing. At the same meeting the council also approved a set of related resolutions: Resolution 4'2025 (URS contribution), Resolution 5'2025 (adjusting the approved vendor list), Resolution 6'2025 (setting the city real and personal property tax rate), Resolution 7'2025 (waiving interfund service payments for municipal use), and Resolution 9'2025 (amending the operating budget for FY2024'25). The council also approved Resolution 10'2025, adjusting compensation and salaries for FY2025'26; members agreed to schedule private meetings with employees who requested follow'up discussions and to consider later budget amendments if needed.

Why it matters: Adopting the operating budget sets the city'level spending plan and tax rate for the coming fiscal year and establishes administrative guidance for procurement, compensation and interfund accounting. Council members repeatedly described the city as being in strong financial condition during the public hearing on the budget.

Key details - Budget correction: Staff reported one numeric correction in the budget packet (an omitted zero), changing one line item from 2,000 to 20,000 and increasing the city reserves line by $18,000 to $393,000 to reflect the correct figures in the packet. - Interfund waiver: Resolution 7'2025 waives payments between municipal funds (for example, charging the general fund for water use at city buildings); staff explained the waiver simply prevents the city from charging itself for internal service usage. - Compensation and executive sessions: Resolution 10'2025 (salary adjustments) passed, and council members directed staff to schedule individual meetings and executive sessions for employees who requested private discussions of review details; council noted future budget amendments could follow those meetings.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting) - Resolution 4'2025 (URS contribution): motion passed unanimously. - Resolution 5'2025 (approved vendor list): motion passed unanimously. - Resolution 6'2025 (real/personal property tax rate): motion passed unanimously. - Resolution 7'2025 (waive interfund service payments): motion passed unanimously. - Resolution 8'2025 (adopt FY2025'26 operating budget): motion passed unanimously. - Resolution 9'2025 (amend FY2024'25 operating budget): motion passed unanimously. - Resolution 10'2025 (compensation and salaries FY2025'26): motion passed unanimously; council instructed staff to arrange individual meetings and executive sessions for employees who requested follow'up.

What council members said - During the public hearing on the budget the presiding official said, "The city financially is in very, very good shape," and praised staff and council for fiscal stewardship.

What happens next - Staff will finalize corrected budget documents reflecting the numeric fixes discussed during the public hearing and proceed with the adopted budget and the administrative actions authorized by the adopted resolutions. Council will schedule the employee meetings and any needed subsequent budget amendments.

Ending note: The council framed the package of votes as routine budgetary and administrative housekeeping that together set tax rate, procurement lists, payroll policy, and internal accounting practices for the coming year.