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Milan City Council approves administrator contract, advances trash ordinance and clears $637,000 in bills
Summary
At its Nov. 10 meeting the Milan City Council approved a City Administrator employment agreement, advanced Ordinance 2025-04 on first reading to amend the city’s refuse and recycling code, and approved bills payable totaling $637,000.14; the council also heard a quarterly budget update and a police report on a Nov. 5 critical incident.
The Milan City Council on Nov. 10 approved a new employment agreement for the City Administrator and advanced an amendment to the city’s refuse and recycling code while also approving $637,000.14 in bills payable.
Council approved the City Administrator employment agreement by unanimous vote after Mayor Pro-Tem Wayne moved to approve and Councilmember Thompson seconded. The minutes record the motion as carried unanimously; the minutes do not specify the contract’s monetary terms.
The council also approved the first reading of Ordinance 2025-04, "An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 9, Garbage, Rubbish, Refuse and Recycling," covering Article I (Sections 9-2, 9-3) and Article II (Section 9-33). Councilmember Stafford moved the measure and Councilmember Kerkes seconded; a roll-call vote recorded seven ayes and zero nays. The minutes record only that the ordinance passed first reading; further procedural steps or dates were not specified in the minutes.
In financial business, Councilmember Stafford moved and Councilmember Kerkes seconded payment of bills and payroll totaling $637,000.14; that motion carried unanimously.
City Administrator Jim Lancaster delivered a quarterly budget update, saying the city is roughly 25% through the fiscal year and describing the condition and cash flow of each fund, with unavoidable projects affecting the water and sewer fund. Lancaster said the quarterly updates are intended to provide transparency and help departments track expenditures.
Police Chief Tillery told the council about a critical incident that occurred on Nov. 5 and praised Milan officers and partner agencies for the response; the minutes list assisting agencies as Saline Police, Michigan State Police, K-9, MAFD, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department, and the Crime Lab, and thank central dispatch for its role. Chief Tillery also reported Sergeant Archer was awarded a $6,000 grant to purchase a new speed sign, which the minutes say will be installed next week.
During public comment, non-resident Carrie Ritchie spoke on behalf of the Downtown Development Authority; the minutes record her appearance but do not detail her remarks. Several councilmembers used the reports to thank election inspectors, police, DPW staff and volunteers for recent community efforts, and City Clerk Lavonna Wenzel reported that 1,595 votes were cast in the city election — the largest Milan turnout recorded in the minutes back to 2015.
The council set its next regular meeting for Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 (agenda submission deadline Nov. 12) and adjourned at 7:57 p.m.
