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Milton council assigns fireworks enforcement to police chief; ordinance passes 6-1
Summary
Council amended the city fireworks ordinance (21-35-26) to designate the police chief as the enforcement authority instead of the fire chief; Mayor and council approved the housekeeping change after debate, and the measure passed 6-1 with Council Member Whelan opposed.
The Milton City Council on March 16 voted 6 to 1 to amend the city's fireworks ordinance to designate the police chief as the enforcement authority.
Chief Hernandez explained the change as a housekeeping correction to ordinance 21-31-25 (adopted Dec. 1, 2025). "The ordinance is a housekeeping item that corrects the enforcement authority to the correct person, because currently we don't have the correct…
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