A Milton councilman who questioned the humor on the city’s Facebook page told members at a work session Aug. 20 that the “expert guidance” he read had been compiled with the help of artificial intelligence, drawing laughter from some and beginning a very sharp discussion.
The Milton Police Department announced Aug. 12 a second arrest in a November 2025 shooting death of a man at Lucille Johnson Park, saying forensic testing on two recovered firearms linked a suspect to the killing.
The Milton City Council is set to meet Aug. 11, when it will finalize the fall event schedule, look to increase flood defenses and improve the Milton Police Department with new equipment.
Here are three things you need to know ahead of the meeting.
Milton Police Chief Jennifer Frank brought members of her staff to Milton’s first budget workshop on Aug. 1, asking the City Council to consider raising wages for dispatchers and officers who help city residents in times of need.
The City of Milton failed to complete the bookkeeping required for its annual audit, a lapse the city’s outside auditor said will result in multiple findings and at least $15,000 in additional audit work approved by the Milton City Council on July 23.
The City of Milton has fired its chief financial officer, ending a nearly 19-year career and capping weeks of public dispute over a six-figure accounting discrepancy, a months-long computer outage and a contentious payroll system transition that Curtis Krebs says set the stage for his dismissal.
The city’s outside auditors said June 18 that cash reconciliations were left incomplete for nearly all of fiscal year 2025, a failure traced to Chief Financial Officer Curtis Krebs, who was placed on paid administrative leave earlier this month. The issue has delayed the annual audit and placed the city at risk of losing state revenue-sharing funds.
