Milford City Council adopted four ordinances at its meeting, including an appropriations amendment totaling $4,911,260 and changes to personnel policies and contracts.

The council approved Ordinance No. 25-411 to amend several appropriation ordinances, with the finance director authorized to increase or decrease line items as listed in the attached chart. The ordinance cites sections 12.03, 11.05 and 12.05 of the Milford City Charter and was adopted on a roll-call vote.

Council also adopted Ordinance No. 25-412 to amend and replace the assistant city manager job description. City Manager Benjamin W. Gunderson told council the revised position will emphasize finance and project management and serve in lieu of hiring an assistant finance director. The ordinance was read by title after the council suspended the usual rules and adopted that change immediately.

Ordinance No. 25-413 authorized the city manager to purchase office furniture for a newly created customer service station from APG Office Furnishings at a cost not to exceed $20,000. Council discussion leading up to the vote included requests for additional vendor quotes and concern about total remodeling costs if the second floor is later reconfigured. The furniture purchase ordinance passed; two council members voted against the adoption.

Finally, Ordinance No. 25-414 amended the employment contract for City Manager Benjamin W. Gunderson. Council discussed four principal changes during committee-of-the-whole: an increase in salary, an increase in vacation to four weeks, a pension pickup, and a phone allowance increase from $50 to $75 per month. Council instructed the law director to draft an ordinance incorporating those amendments and ultimately adopted the ordinance after suspending the rules to read by title.

What happens next: the ordinances were adopted to become effective immediately upon passage per the charter sections cited in each ordinance. The council also moved into an executive session later in the meeting to discuss potential property purchase or sale where premature disclosure could disadvantage the city.