Mulberry — Regular Meeting, March 19, 2026
These minutes are unofficial. Mulberry posts minutes before the council formally approves them, so this reflects the current public record and may be revised. The official version replaces it once approved.
This is a draft (unofficial) record of the Mulberry City Council regular meeting held on March 19, 2026. During the meeting, the Council postponed a decision on text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinances until April 16, 2026, but approved updates to the Sign Ordinance and Nuisance Ordinance. Additionally, the Council approved FY2025 budget amendments, appointed Naomi Brown as City Clerk and Open Records Custodian, and authorized an attorney engagement letter to develop a Downtown Development Authority.
Topics
- zoning
- contracts
- appointments
- finance
- procedural
Actions
Consideration of Meeting Agenda
approved · Vote: 4-0 · Motion: Michael Coker · Second: Kyle Shields
Mayor Michael Coker made a motion to adopt the agenda as presented. Councilmember Kyle Shields seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-0.
Consideration of March 5th, 2026, Meeting Minutes
approved · Vote: 4-0 · Motion: Michael Coker · Second: Tim Sullivan
Mayor Michael Coker made a motion to adopt the minutes as presented. Councilmember Tim Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-0.
Ordinance 2026-03-157 — Text amendments to the City's Unified Development Ordinances (Case No. TA-10)
tabled · Vote: 4-0 · Motion: Michael Coker · Second: Michael Rudnick
Mayor Michael Coker made a motion to postpone Ordinance 2026-03-157 until the regularly scheduled April 16, 2026 meeting. Mayor Pro Tempore Rudnick seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
Ordinance 2026-03-158 — Text amendments to the City's Sign Ordinance (Case No. TA-10)
approved · Vote: 4-0 · Motion: Michael Rudnick · Second: Tim Sullivan
Mayor Pro Tempore Michael Rudnick made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2026-03-158. Councilmember Tim Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
FY2025 Budget Amendment
approved · Vote: 4-0 · Motion: Michael Coker · Second: Tim Sullivan
Mayor Michael Coker made a motion to amend the FY2025 Budget. Tim Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
Resolution 2026-03-57 — Appointing Naomi Brown as City Clerk & Clerk Oath
approved · Vote: 4-0 · Motion: Michael Coker · Second: Michael Rudnick
Mayor Michael Coker made a motion to adopt Resolution 2026-03-57 to appoint Naomi Brown as City Clerk. Mayor Pro Tempore Michael Rudnick seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
Resolution 2026-03-58 — Naming Open Records Custodian and back up
approved · Vote: 4-0 · Motion: Michael Coker · Second: Michael Rudnick
Mayor Michael Coker made a motion to adopt Resolution 2026-03-58 to name Naomi Brown as Open Records Custodian and Joy Salmons as the back-up. Mayor Pro Tempore Michael Rudnick seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
Authorize Mayor to execute attorney engagement letter with Smith Gambrell Russell to develop a Downtown Development Authority
approved · Vote: 4-0 · Motion: Michael Rudnick · Second: Kyle Shields
Mayor Pro Tempore made a motion to authorize the Mayor to execute the attorney engagement letter with Smith Gambrell Russell to develop a Downtown Development Authority. Councilmember Kyle Shields seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
Ordinance 2026-03-159 — Amendments to the Nuisance Ordinance (Chapter 42) (Case No. TA-11)
approved · Vote: 4-0 · Motion: Michael Coker · Second: Tim Sullivan
Mayor Michael Coker made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2026-03-159. Councilmember Tim Sullivan seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
Sources
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