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The joint measure, filed by the 11 current and future members of the Edgerton Fire Protection District, included the five petitioning municipalities of Milton and the towns of Milton, Harmony, Johnstown and Lima, which petitioned to join the district last month.

City Administrator Al Hulick said the resolution will go before the governing boards of each municipality in the district, which includes the city of Edgerton and the towns of Albion, Fulton, Porter and Sumner. From there, the resolution would eventually be presented to the Rock County Board of Supervisors.

“(I’m) looking forward to the conversation with the Rock County Board of Supervisors to see their appetite and willingness to potentially allocate some of those funds to our endeavor,� Hulick said.

At the common council meeting, Ald. Bill Wilson said he sat in on Monday nightÃÛèÖÊÓƵ meeting of Rock CountyÃÛèÖÊÓƵ ad hoc broadband committee and that the committee is pursuing about $6 million worth of ARPA funds to expand affordable internet access to residents.

Wilson also said that as of ThursdayÃÛèÖÊÓƵ county board meeting, about $57 million of the $71 million allocated to Rock County has been committed to various projects countywide, leaving about $14 million to be allocated.

In addition to the resolution requesting federal funding for fire and EMS services, Milton formalized its relationship with Milwaukee-based Mueller Communications, a consulting firm tasked with promoting the referendum resolution that has not been written yet.

According to a scope-of-work letter, the firmÃÛèÖÊÓƵ budget will not exceed a $41,000 cost to the city.

The timeline for MuellerÃÛèÖÊÓƵ community outreach undertaking, according to the letter, would run retroactively from January through a potential referendum in August or November.

This article was corrected to reflect the member status of the Edgerton Fire Protection District and the five municipalities who petitioned to join it and the number who requested ARPA funding.