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Milroy council appoints Peggy Sik to vacant seat and confirms Colleen Brooks as mayor through 2024
Summary
The Milroy City Council appointed Margaret “Peggy” Sik to fill a vacant council seat and moved Acting Mayor Colleen Brooks into the mayor’s position through Dec. 31, 2024; the meetings through 2024 also included routine resolutions, levy approvals and a range of operational votes.
The Milroy City Council appointed Margaret “Peggy” Sik to a vacant council seat after multiple candidates expressed interest; the council voted to seat Sik by majority at the Aug. 26 regular meeting and later administered her oath of office in December. The council then moved Acting Mayor Colleen Brooks into the mayor position through Dec. 31, 2024.
The appointment followed a public question-and-answer period in which three candidates addressed the council. Christensen nominated Sik and the motion carried with a majority; Brooks opposed that particular motion for appointment but the overall council majority voted to appoint Sik. The minutes show the council then authorized Brooks to serve as mayor through the end of the calendar year.
The council also acted on a number of routine resolutions and motions across meetings in 2024, including the adoption of annual designations and council code-of-conduct rules earlier in the year and final levy approvals toward the end of the year. On Sept. 23 the council approved Resolution #10-2024 setting the 2025 proposed levy (General $190,000; Tax Abatement $16,500; 2022 Street Project Abatement $110,000), and on Nov. 25 it adopted the final levy (Resolution #14.2025: General $185,000; Tax Abatement $16,500; 2022 Street Project Abatement $110,000).
Votes recorded in the minutes included routine approvals of minutes and consent agendas, multiple personnel- and procurement-related motions, and a failed equipment purchase: a motion to approve a zero‑turn mower purchase failed on a split vote (Brooks and then‑Mayor Weber in favor; Christensen and Zwach opposed).
The council handled appointment and election-related business as required: the Nov. 12 canvass meeting approved Resolution #12-2024 accepting the election results, and oaths of office for new and returning council members were administered at the Dec. 23 meeting.
The council adjourned regularly after completing agenda business; the minutes document standard procedural votes and record that appointed and elected members were sworn and entered into the minutes as required.
