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Middleton City Council actions, April 16, 2025: approvals, appointments and a denied fee waiver request
Summary
The Middleton City Council approved routine agenda and consent items, confirmed two advisory‑board appointments, conditionally approved a subdivision plat, adopted an amended employee handbook and denied a request to waive water/sewer fees for the Middleton Rural Fire District at its April 16 meeting.
The Middleton City Council met April 16, 2025, and took several routine and policy actions. Highlights from the meeting:
- The council approved the posted agenda and consent agenda (minutes from April 2, payroll and accounts payable through April 4) by voice vote.
- The council approved a special‑event permit for the Middleton Chamber of Commerce July 4 celebration and parade and waived the associated fees.
- Mayor Hutchison’s appointments of Richard Bambino and Don (Don) Reynolds to the Impact Fee Advisory Board were confirmed by council vote.
- The council approved, with a condition, the final plat for West Highlands Ranch Subdivision Number 19 (R‑3 zoning) for 43 single‑family lots on approximately 18 acres; the city engineer will withhold signature until pavement work is completed and will sign once remaining contractor items are finished.
- The council voted to deny a request from the Middleton Rural Fire District that city water and sewer connection fees be provided at no charge; the council cited equity concerns because water and sewer enterprise funds are distinct and their revenues are used for system operation and capital rather than general fund services.
- The council adopted Resolution 523‑25, approving an amended employee handbook that revised PTO accrual language, updated a recommended PTO reserve (reduced from 40 to 16 hours as a recommendation), and clarified travel expense reimbursement verbiage.
Several discussion items did not receive council action at this meeting. Council members discussed a potential food‑truck ordinance and ways to balance brick‑and‑mortar restaurants with mobile vendors; the item was returned to staff for further review and possible direct meetings with affected business owners.
Votes and procedural notes: many routine items were approved by voice vote with “Aye” and “Motion carries” recorded on the audio transcript. For items requiring more formal review the council used roll calls and conditional approvals (for example, West Highlands final plat approval was contingent on the city engineer’s signature after completion of minor pavement work). The transcript records motions and seconds for each item but does not always specify the mover and seconder by name in the public audio. Where the transcript records roll‑call votes the clerk read names and the public record shows the motion carried or request denied as noted above.
