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Milan council approves second readings of two marihuana ordinances
Summary
On Jan. 3, 2023, the Milan City Council approved second readings of Ordinance 2023-01 (recreational) and Ordinance 2023-02 (medical), advancing changes to application review and a cross-reference correction; both passed by roll-call vote with six ayes and one absence.
The Milan City Council approved second readings on Jan. 3 of two ordinances that update the city’s marihuana regulations.
Councilmembers voted to advance Ordinance 2023-01, a change to the city’s recreational-marihuana rules that amends Ordinance No. 2022-07 to authorize the City Clerk’s designee to review applications and to remove the Planning Commission from the application review process. The motion to approve the second reading was made by Councilmember Baldwin and seconded by Councilmember Thompson; the roll-call vote was recorded as six ayes, zero nays and one member absent.
The council also approved the second reading of Ordinance 2023-02, which amends Ordinance No. 2022-06 to correct a cross reference to another city ordinance. Councilmember Baldwin moved the second-reading approval and Councilmember Nie seconded; the roll-call tally again was six ayes, zero nays and one absence.
Nut graf: Both votes were unanimous among members present and move each proposal forward in the ordinance process; the materials on the docket describe these actions as second readings, not final administrative steps such as publication dates or effective dates, which were not specified at the meeting.
City officials and councilmembers did not offer extended debate during the readings. The actions were recorded as formal roll-call approvals. The ordinances as described in the meeting text amend prior city ordinances (2022-07 for recreational and 2022-06 for medical) and were presented to the council for the second-reading approvals on the Jan. 3 agenda.
Next steps: The meeting minutes and official ordinance files should indicate whether additional steps (publication, effective dates or final adoption formalities) are required; those specifics were not specified in the council discussion on Jan. 3.
