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Milan council unanimously approves budget, trash contract and equipment leases
Summary
At its May 21 meeting the Milan City Council unanimously approved the city’s 2024–2025 budget and tax rates, awarded a $103,590 contract for the Mill Race Meter Pit, approved a five-year rubbish contract with Stevens Disposal and authorized leases with Konica Minolta and Quadient, all subject where noted to legal review.
Mayor Ed Kolar and the Milan City Council on May 21, 2024, approved a slate of routine contracts and adopted the city’s fiscal year 2024–2025 budget and tax rates.
City Treasurer Sarah Finch presented the proposed budget at a public hearing earlier in the meeting and councilmembers recorded no public comments. Later in the meeting the council passed Resolution 2024-06 to adopt the budget and set tax rates; the motion, moved by Councilmember Kerkes and seconded by Councilmember Thompson, carried unanimously.
The council also approved several procurement and lease actions that will affect city operations: it awarded the Mill Race Meter Pit construction contract to E.R. Zeiler Excavating for $103,590.00 (motion by Councilmember Stafford, seconded by Councilmember Kerkes); awarded a five-year rubbish, recycling and yard-waste collection contract to Stevens Disposal covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029 (motion by Councilmember Snyder, seconded by Councilmember Kofflin); approved a five-year lease with Konica Minolta for a plotter printer and a separate five-year lease for BizHub printers (each subject to review by city legal counsel); and approved a lease agreement with Quadient, also subject to legal review. All motions carried unanimously.
Council also approved payment of bills and payroll totaling $88,566.36.
Why it matters: Adopting the budget and signing multi-year contracts sets near-term spending and service arrangements for the city, including solid-waste services and equipment procurement. Several leases are conditioned on legal review, which is a routine step before final execution.
Next steps: Resolutions and contracts requiring legal review will return to city staff for attorney approval and execution; council did not record further substantive debate on these items at the meeting.
