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Sanford council revokes burning ordinance and renames 'Dog Warden' position
Summary
The council voted to revoke Ordinance 32-1 and directed the president and fire chief to work on a revised burning ordinance for review on Dec. 8; it also adopted Ordinance 5-3 renaming 'Dog Warden' to 'Animal Control Deputy.' Notices will be published in the Midland Daily News on Nov. 12, 2025.
The Village of Sanford moved to rescind an existing burning ordinance and to update language in its animal-control ordinance.
Marcus Thrush moved to revoke Ordinance 32-1; Leah Ziems seconded. The motion passed 3–2 with yeas from Thrush, Ziems and President Dolores Porte and neas from Carl Hamann and Don Whaley. The clerk said Ordinance 32-2, which formally revokes 32-1, will be published in the Midland Daily News on Nov. 12, 2025. Thrush and Jerome Township Fire Chief Jake Cole will work on updates to bring back to the council on Dec. 8, 2025.
Separately, the council approved Ordinance 5-3 to change the phrase 'Dog Warden' to 'Animal Control Deputy' in Ordinance 5-2. That motion passed unanimously, and the notice of adoption will be published Nov. 12, 2025.
The minutes record that the burning-ordinance revisions will include further staff and chief input; the council did not adopt replacement language at this meeting.
