City Council is set to vote Monday night on adopting Milton’s budget for the next fiscal year, which begins next month.

That’s one of several items on the agenda for the September 15 meeting, which will start at 6 p.m. in City Hall’s Council Chambers (2006 Heritage Walk). Citizens can attend in person or watch online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob-UoOmd1Ts.

As is customary for a Regular Meeting, the agenda for this one is divided into sections that have distinct ground rules. They are:

• The CONSENT AGENDA, which consists of routine items that the Council considers collectively (so a single yes-no vote that covers all items)
• REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS, the home for proclamations and presentations during which elected officials may ask questions and offer general directions but not take conclusive votes
• FIRST PRESENTATION, which is for certain types of items appearing on a Council agenda for the first time that cannot be voted on decisively until a future meeting
• PUBLIC HEARING, the place for a class of items that allows for special public comment periods
• UNFINISHED BUSINESS, which is where you’ll find items that appeared on past agendas under First Presentation that can now by voted on
• NEW BUSINESS, which is for items on a Council agenda for the first time that can be discussed and voted on decisively

Below are summaries of every item on Monday’s agenda.

• Approval of the September 3, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting Minutes.

  The Council will vote on approving the “minutes,” or official written record, from its last Regular Meeting on September 3. At this meeting, the Council voted unanimously to submit a third round of potential speed limit reductions to the State for review. There were also three meaningful proclamations promoting mental wellness, celebrating Cambridge Youth Track, and recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. For a full recap of this meeting, click HERE: https://www.miltonga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/3139/1351.

   

• Approval of the September 8, 2025, Special Called Meeting Minutes.

  During its September 8 Special Called meeting, the City Council approved a Consent Agenda with routine items as well as listened to a presentation for public hearings for two budget-related presentations. One was for amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, and the other was for the City government’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget. To watch this meeting in full, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxNYsjpYptk.

   

• Consideration of a Janitorial Services Agreement between the City of Milton and Diversified Maintenance-RWS, LLC for Janitorial Services at City Facilities.

  With approval of this agreement, Diversified Maintenance-RWS will provide janitorial services at eight City of Milton facilities. The annual cost of this four-year contract is lower than the previous one that the City had for the same services.

   

• Approval of a Construction Services Agreement between the City of Milton and Southern Sun Control, Inc. for the Installation of Film on Exterior Windows at City Hall.

  This is an agreement for professionals from Southern Sun Control to provide and install clear film on City Hall windows. These can help provide additional protection while not changing the building’s aesthetics.

   

• Approval of Change Order #4 to the Facilities, Trails & Parks Maintenance Agreement with Tri Scapes, Inc. to Provide Maintenance of the Greenspace Properties on Hopewell Road.

  Tri Scapes is a City contractor that, among other things, helps to maintain trails, parks, and other Milton facilities. This “Change Order” would add the maintenance of the 39 acres of newly designated greenspace off Hopewell Road to Tri Scapes’ scope of responsibility.

   

• Approval to Opt Into Secondary Manufacturers Settlements with Alvogen, Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Apotex Corp., Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Indivior Inc., Viatris Inc. (“Mylan”), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., and Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc.

  Approval of this item would “opt in” the City of Milton to access a share of a settlement with eight pharmaceutical companies related to the national opioid crisis. As with previous similar settlements with pharmacies and drug companies, the State of Georgia will administer the disbursal of the corresponding funds to eligible local governments like the City of Milton.

    

• Approval of Private Development Agreement between the City of Milton, Georgia and Orkin & Associates, LLC to Formalize the Impact Fee Credits for System Improvements to the Intersection – Crabapple at Birmingham, McGinnis Ferry Interchange and Multiuse Trail Improvements as identified in the Milton Capital Improvements Element Impact Fee Eligible Projects.

  Impact fees are collected from developers by local governments, like the City of Milton, to pay for upgrades to bridges, roads, parks, and civic buildings. When a developer directly makes such improvements that serve the general public, they are eligible for impact fee credits. This agreement grants such credit in recognition of the work of one such developer – Orkin & Associates, and its subsidiary Wishart Walk – for upgrades at Crabapple Road and Birmingham Highway, the McGinnis Ferry interchange, and to Milton’s multiuse trail network.

    

• Approval of Subdivision Plats & Revisions.

   

   This item is to approve these two proposed minor plat revisions:

  + To reconfigure five property lines in the White Oak Estates neighborhood off Thompson Road to create five large lots between 3.003 and 5.513 acres in size

  + To reconfigure two parcels off Mountain Road in northern Milton so that one is 1.219 acres and the other is 3.810 acres

    

  REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS

• Proclamation Recognizing Information Technology Professionals Day.

  Milton is fortunate to have a strong, dedicated team of Information Services professionals who step up daily to ensure programs, equipment, and technological systems work as well as possible across all parts of City government. This proclamation will celebrate them as well as recognize Tuesday, September 16, as IT Professionals Day.
  
  

• Proclamation Recognizing Human Resources Professional Day.

  This proclamation recognizes September 26 as Human Resources Professional Day in Milton. It also shines a light on the City’s excellent HR team, who serve as important, primary points-of-contact for City employees from their first day to their last in tackling responsibilities ranging from payroll to developing policies to conflict resolution. Matt Marietta, J.C. Citta, and Ashley Kelley routine demonstrate expertise, empathy, and a proven ability to do right by City staff and our community as a whole.

    

  FIRST PRESENTATION

• Consideration of an Ordinance of the City of Milton to Amend the Unified Development Code and Certain Unified Development Code-Related References in Appendix A of the Milton Code Related to Application and Permit Fees.

  Approval of this ordinance would remove fees and line-item costs related to permits and applications from certain sections of Milton’s Unified Development Code and from Appendix A of the City Code. The City Council must still approve resolutions to establish costs and fees, though approval of this item will allow such modifications – some of which are currently outdated -– in a more efficient, timely manner to better reflect market conditions.

    

  PUBLIC HEARING

• Consideration of an Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton, Georgia, to Adopt the Fiscal 2026 Budget for Each Fund of the City of Milton, Georgia Appropriating the Several Items of Revenue Appropriations, Prohibiting Expenditures to Exceed Appropriations and Prohibiting Expenditures to Exceed Actual Funding Available. (First Presentation & 1st Public Hearing at September 8, 2025, Special Called Meeting) (2nd Public Hearing/Vote at September 15, 2025, Special Called Meeting)

  Approval of this Ordinance would adopt a City budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which will run between October 1, 2025, and September 30, 2026. This vote followed three public, City Council presentations during the summer that detailed estimated revenues and proposed expenditures across all government funds. And on September 8, there was an initial “Public Hearing” and presentation on the FY26 budget. That proposed budget can be seen HERE: https://www.miltonga.gov/home/showdocument?id=8681. Since this previously appeared on the Sept. 8 Council agenda under First Presentation, it can be decisively voted upon at Monday’s meeting.  

   

   UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• Consideration of an Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton, Georgia, to Adopt Amendments to the Fiscal 2025 Budget for Each Fund of the City of Milton, Georgia Amending the Amounts Shown in Each Budget as Expenditures, Amending the Several Items of Revenue Appropriations, Prohibiting Expenditures to Exceed Appropriations and Prohibiting Expenditures to Exceed Actual Funding Available. (First Presentation & 1st Public Hearing at September 3, 2025 Regular Meeting) (Unfinished Business at September 15, 2025 Special Called Meeting)

  The City of Milton government’s budget is a dynamic plan that requires amending from time to time. This item refers to proposed amendments to the City’s current Fiscal Year 2025 budget, which runs from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. This Ordinance reflects budget-related changes that arose from certain circumstances, opportunities, and recommendations. A Public Hearing was held on this item at the Council’s September 8 Special Called Meeting, when it appeared on the agenda under First Presentation, so it can be voted on conclusively at this Monday’s meeting. To review the proposed budget amendments, go to https://www.miltonga.gov/home/showdocument?id=8683.

    

  NEW BUSINESS

• Consideration of a Memorandum of Understanding By and Between Georgia Department of Transportation and City of Milton on Project Identification Number 0021273 State Route 9 Widening from Windward Parkway to Forsyth County Line.

Earlier this year, the Georgia Department of Transportation signaled its support for the City of Milton of taking the lead on the Highway 9 widening project. (GDOT still must approve any modifications and final designs.) This Memorandum of Understanding, if approved, lays out the project terms for the two entities for this project, which extends from where Highway 9 meets Windward Parkway to the Forsyth County line.

Under this agreement, GDOT will provide 100% of the funding for preliminary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and construction for this project. The City will manage day-to-day activities for design and right-of-way acquisition, while GDOT will retain responsibility for hiring the contractor to construct the project. GDOT has acknowledged Milton’s request for a 35 mph design speed, and as the design progresses, a Project Framework Agreement and a detailed Right-of-Way Agreement will be executed to formalize future responsibilities and commitments.