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Milan council approves special-event permits, pays $490,864.75 in bills and honors longtime DPW worker
Summary
At its Dec. 5 meeting the Milan City Council approved two special-event requests (an Owl "Ugly Sweater Party" and DDA/Mainstreet "Moonlight Madness"), voted to pay $490,864.75 in bills and payroll, heard public comments including a DDA/Mainstreet representative, and recognized DPW employee Tim Heath on his retirement.
The Milan City Council at its Dec. 5, 2023 meeting approved consent-agenda requests for two special events, authorized payment of bills and payroll totaling $490,864.75 and recognized the retirement of a longtime Department of Public Works employee.
On the consent agenda the council approved: (A) an Owl "Ugly Sweater Party" slated for Dec. 15, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and (B) the DDA/Mainstreet "Moonlight Madness" event scheduled for Dec. 9, 2023 from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Both approvals were noted as requiring Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (TCO) documentation and peddler permits. Councilmember Baldwin moved to approve the consent agenda; Councilmember Thompson seconded and the vote carried unanimously.
The council also approved payment of bills and payroll totaling $490,864.75 after a motion by Councilmember Nie, seconded by Councilmember Thompson; the motion carried unanimously.
During the meeting’s public-comment periods, resident Austin Myers and non-resident Eileen Cosner spoke; later, Carrie Ritchie addressed the council on behalf of the DDA/Mainstreet Authority. The transcript records that those speakers spoke but does not include verbatim text of their remarks.
City Administrator Jim Lancaster recognized Tim Heath, of Heath Lawn Care, noting Heath’s final working day as a city employee was Nov. 30 and thanking him for years of service. Councilmembers Kofflin, Baldwin and Thompson and Mayor Ed Kolar offered thanks and well-wishes.
The council set its next regular meeting for Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 (agenda submission deadline Dec. 13). A motion to adjourn by Councilmember Kerkes, seconded by Councilmember Thompson, carried unanimously and the meeting ended at 7:19 p.m.
