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Milford council approves audit engagement, lifeguard hires and cemetery policy; orders stop signs, tables scrap‑metal bids
Summary
At its Feb. 17 meeting the Milford City Council authorized an audit engagement letter, approved lifeguard hires for 2026, adopted a cemetery‑plot ordinance, approved preliminary stop/yield signage at a problem intersection, and tabled scrap‑metal bid awards pending weight verification; librarian travel to an IMLS‑funded training was also approved.
The Milford City Council on Feb. 17 handled routine municipal business and several votes, including an audit engagement, personnel hires, an ordinance adoption, traffic signage and a travel approval for the librarian.
Votes at a glance
- Audit engagement (Hinton Burdick / now Squire): Council authorized the mayor to sign the engagement letter for fiscal year 2025–26. (Motion made and seconded; voice vote, motion carried.)
- Lifeguard hiring for 2026 season: Staff reported five new applications and three returning lifeguards; council approved hiring the applicants as presented. (Motion by Scott, second by Les; voice vote, motion carried.)
- Cemetery plots policy — Ordinance 2‑2026 I00: Council moved and adopted the ordinance; roll call recorded affirmatives from Russell, Les, Scott and Jason and the motion passed unanimously.
- Stop signs at 800 South / 200 West: After debate about emergency access and traffic flows, council approved placing two stop signs on 800 (east/west) and yield signage on 250 (north/south) and will monitor the intersection; no ordinance is required for the signage change. (Motion by Scott, seconded; voice vote, motion carried.)
- Scrap‑metal bids: Because some bids were priced per ton/pound and others were flat amounts, staff recommended weighing the materials to determine winners; council tabled the award until weights can be computed.
- Librarian travel to IMLS training: Cynthia Carter has been invited to a federally funded IMLS training in Phoenix related to the America 250 celebration; airfare, lodging and meals are fully covered by IMLS and council authorized her travel and compensation for time provided library staffing is arranged.
What this means: The decisions advance the city's fiscal and operational work for the year (auditing, seasonal staffing and cemetery policy) and put short‑term traffic controls in place at a problem intersection while staff investigate procurement details for scrap metal sales. The library travel is funded by an external federal program and the council asked staff to ensure the library remains covered while Cynthia is away.
Provenance: Actions and votes documented at multiple points in the meeting (engagement letter SEG 851–875; lifeguard hiring SEG 876–973; cemetery ordinance SEG 1215–1241; stop signs SEG 1069–1096; scrap metal tabling SEG 1100–1195; librarian travel SEG 1268–1419).
