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Town of Milton adopts 2026 budget, approves insurance renewals, contracts and appointments
Summary
At its Nov. 19 meeting the board adopted the 2026 budget and passed a slate of routine resolutions — insurance renewals, a security‑system panic‑button contract, hires and appointments, a five‑year fire contract, and SEQRA finding and adoption for a revised comprehensive plan — all by unanimous voice votes.
The Town of Milton board unanimously approved the town’s final annual budget for the fiscal year beginning Jan. 1, 2026 and completed a series of routine resolutions at its Nov. 19 meeting.
Resolution 67 formally adopted the 2026 annual budget and directed the town clerk to prepare and certify copies as required by law. "The preliminary budget was modified and filed and, having heard persons desiring to be heard, the board approved the final annual budget," the resolution text recorded in the minutes states.
Other resolutions approved that evening included:
- Resolution 68: Renewal of the town’s medical, dental, vision and retiree insurance plans for Feb. 1, 2026–Jan. 31, 2027 (minutes name Marshall & Sterling as the provider).
- Resolution 69: Award of a contract to Johnson Control Fire Protection LP to install and connect panic buttons to the town hall security system at a cost not to exceed $7,600 (plus any miscellaneous additional costs) and authorization for the town supervisor to execute contract documents.
- Resolution 70: Appointment of Lawrence Young Bloodood as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Appeals effective Nov. 19–Dec. 31, 2025 (salary noted as $1,000 prorated).
- Resolution 71: Appointment of Melissa Miller as senior assessment clerk effective Nov. 3, 2025 (grade four, step one); the minutes record the pay rate as $236 per hour with benefits per town policy and a six‑month probationary period. The minutes do not provide departmental clarifications beyond the appointment language.
- Resolution 72: Approval of a five‑year fire protection contract between the Town of Milton and the Village of Balsson Spa for Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2030, subject to any changes recommended by the town attorney.
- Resolution 73: Adoption of a SEQRA negative declaration for the revised 2025 comprehensive plan (the board declared itself lead agency and found no significant adverse environmental impact requiring an EIS after review of the FEAF).
- Resolution 74: Adoption of the 2025 comprehensive plan, replacing the prior plan and directing periodic review (not less than five years) and filing with the town clerk and county planning department.
All listed resolutions were moved, seconded and recorded in the minutes as passing by unanimous voice vote. The meeting record does not identify individual mover/second for every motion beyond the standard floor exchange, and the minutes record multiple variations and misspellings of several board members’ names; the minutes record the outcome as unanimous.
Several motions with minimal discussion were also approved: acceptance of LaBella’s traffic feasibility study, set public hearings on Local Laws No. 3 and No. 4 for Dec. 17, 2025 (residency requirement for certain employees and extension of a moratorium on large/commercial solar and battery storage), and approval of an employee vacation buyback for one staff member.
The board’s unanimous votes closed the formal business of the evening; procedural steps (certification of the budget, contract execution) were delegated to town staff.
