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According to the mayor’s summary, after the application period closes the council will review resumes and narrow the pool to six candidates; a standardized scoring sheet will be used to ensure consistent evaluation. The six will be interviewed by the council; that group will be reduced to three finalists, who will undergo background checks before being publicly introduced.

The mayor said the council plans to host community events for each finalist so residents can hear directly from candidates and provide feedback prior to a final appointment. The process, the mayor said, is intended to be transparent and community-centered. No interview dates, candidate names, or deadlines beyond procedural steps were provided in the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Melinda Stafford's Zoom Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Mayor said the city received 16 applicants for the city-manager posting; the council will narrow the pool to six for interviews, then to three finalists with background checks and public community events for finalists.","taxTitle","Pocomoke City, Worcester County, Maryland","taxId",53953,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568868,"Council opens first reading to rezone 103 Park Avenue from R-2 to R-3; Planning Commission previously denied request",211,708000,919000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193149-5854100ea34eb981a14c3ddcd313b9f3&start=708&end=919","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193149-5854100ea34eb981a14c3ddcd313b9f3/thumbnail_708000.jpg","/articles/6568868/Pocomoke-City/Worcester-County/Maryland/Council-opens-first-reading-to-rezone-103-Park-Avenue-from-R-2-to-R-3-Planning-Commission-previously-denied-request","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568868-cab84690e5b70c9a44e5dacb5808e116/orig.mp4?Expires=1776327291&Signature=GWXVa26zoNgeilkJ-eWvGYUMrJ-kaKAZToLwYjPzSTrFK5ZSoljTxkO5hVEoBOEQSYN5u6Qw~vvSmZlQ~s-GHXroCwtoT7wUwiMWuJLAzga1Lw-w9zIGgRM1QJPUe1qqiCtM19rwmb3KL6IrCOeOZXV0GyvlOHIagLMelUX1C013pLNfMo3pQIkbjlCj5OMJQhpd62qzvLXZD4Z0MJN1YEQW-uENUrIQm-XnFvOxI9MXa8RKM3pPIOZh97REPuBG07NWiyjGa2K1ipnxcdr0rorcq0zZoCpthlHgunzZMOcPvPV2Evo8bDnV4UeUIE08JbXrG6RPMybq4xNyYiVVaA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pocomoke City — The Mayor and Council opened the first reading of Ordinance 20250-5, a zoning map amendment request by ICHOR LLC to rezone 103 Park Avenue from R-2 to R-3 so an existing structure could be converted into a two-family dwelling.

The council’s staff report and the ordinance text state the Worcester County land-records references and tax-account identifiers for the parcel. The Pocomoke City Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the request on April 16, 2025, and voted to deny it, issuing findings of fact and a notice of decision. The ordinance text as read recounts both the commission’s denial and the staff report recommending approval; the council read the ordinance into the record as a first reading.

Council members clarified that a first reading and a published public hearing do not equate to a final decision and that the public hearing will likely be scheduled for the first meeting in June, pending procedural requirements for notice and publication. A council speaker emphasized that the wording in the ordinance historically reads as “do not adopt the findings of fact” from the Planning Commission in similar items, but that the reading itself does not mean the council has already decided the case.

The transcript does not record a final council decision on the rezoning during the excerpt; the item remains at first reading and will proceed to the advertised public hearing for public input and final council consideration.","ICHOR LLC requested rezoning of 103 Park Avenue from R-2 to R-3 to allow conversion to a two-family dwelling. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended denial; the council held a first reading and scheduled a public hearing likely for the first meeting in June.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568872,"Council reads resolution listing properties eligible for tax abatement; final action not recorded in excerpt",91,599000,690000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193149-5854100ea34eb981a14c3ddcd313b9f3&start=599&end=690","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193149-5854100ea34eb981a14c3ddcd313b9f3/thumbnail_599000.jpg","/articles/6568872/Pocomoke-City/Worcester-County/Maryland/Council-reads-resolution-listing-properties-eligible-for-tax-abatement-final-action-not-recorded-in-excerpt","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568872-1c1399725dbfe4855cd66847fa2221be/orig.mp4?Expires=1776327291&Signature=VDOrmSDmqWPKsrj36NRy6TjzgVprvo~-clAD-QmCyp1ZCImtYPnDbWeytOeV6ATFAf4TkC6Sxjqa5Lrx3XqXgXfvOAsuvTfIJOJiLqzmKl0K~xvY2L2bOd7xS~xhK95UeHf1lcmhfjEi9IRG0IBECPnGmRGebUr1TPR18Kcihl-DhZvBqNT2vCECWHD6iYFj5NuopwSg6c-CU9awNpvf4bYDO-MghdFGvpX4AvoOaVZbzulsWIeGVmVfJsvOtql7W0apoxR9LQA3M5BQb~05miS1jJZdlChu1deJPpG7Ckpv09tArSrX10duU~UoVogblkZjeIPs9Ie~wE7scFjxqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pocomoke City — The Mayor and Council read Resolution 2025R-11, which lists properties the city is considering for real-property tax abatement for fiscal year 2025–26.

During the reading, staff recited a roster of parcels and property owners. The resolution text as read said the Taylor Avenue properties do not receive municipal services, certain annexed parcels are tax-exempt until developed, rural parcels serve sewer-line right-of-way purposes, and a Unionville parcel was annexed for a new well but not purchased by the city. The transcript then lists named property owners and parcel identifiers, including James and Ida Cox; Oscar S. Cropper Jr. and Jeffrey Veteran; James Friess; Robert Annette Granger; Ronnie Durham; FS Enterprises LLC; Charles Waldo; and multiple parcel ID numbers read aloud.

The meeting transcript records the reading into the record but does not show a vote adopting the abatement resolution within the provided excerpt.

The council did not discuss individual abatements during the reading in the excerpt; staff note in the resolution text indicates some parcels had been abated in prior years and others were annexation-related exemptions.

Because the transcript is a reading of the resolution text, it serves to place the list of parcels into the public record. The final disposition (adoption, amendment or deferral) of Resolution 2025R-11 is not recorded in the excerpt provided.","Resolution 2025R-11 listing specific properties for real-property tax abatement was read into the record; the transcript records listed parcels and owners but does not show a final adoption vote in the excerpt.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568877,"Pocomoke City council reads fiscal 2025–26 tax-rate resolution; details posted in reading",106,472000,578000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193149-5854100ea34eb981a14c3ddcd313b9f3&start=472&end=578","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193149-5854100ea34eb981a14c3ddcd313b9f3/thumbnail_472000.jpg","/articles/6568877/Pocomoke-City/Worcester-County/Maryland/Pocomoke-City-council-reads-fiscal-202526-tax-rate-resolution-details-posted-in-reading","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568877-fd8abddb8f86151d6ae2e6c1dd05250b/orig.mp4?Expires=1776327291&Signature=UgT4CY-3j7BMBYGmd2Kk9yVQgazzsvq9mHdjw3ZbAuusg716uT8JmVwHyNdjWTCF-6VYxXWH3klevn~xTovFIlMJWKv9WvGtKS70gfN~E5fKItyOR7z8Fe7IuDA0KSkxk-fPitaUzUlCWcgJGKBOvmQlZKBJOlV8McSWQvKGkdhR4Wt-E7F~-gBzn6V7kxxCk9Clloy8fQ~L1Bdm5HzJ8lB-gte0JFRKun44lYMjS5xru9Gb~j0nonmq3cv6IWN~ZGfHixzW-~wssOKq2INWwC6ZMtwHTtwpQavEbN1Qav3VJW90crr30e5AGoTP2lYl8leam-nZWAQOUS0B7a9OtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pocomoke City — The Mayor and Council read Resolution 2025R-10, a document setting the tax rate for fiscal year 2025–26.

During the reading, the resolution recited that the city charter requires the council to establish a tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year, then listed classifications and rates. The transcript records an owner-occupied real-property rate of 0.9375; a public-utilities rate read as $2.27; and references to other classifications for businesses and inventory that were read into the record.

The reading was entered into the record by staff; the transcript does not show a formal adoption vote during this meeting segment. No further budget line-item details or revenue impact estimates were provided in the recorded discussion.

The council scheduled subsequent steps on budget and tax matters according to the charter and code citations read aloud during the session. The city did not publish an adopted rate in the excerpted transcript; staff indicated the rate text within Resolution 2025R-10 for the record.","Council read Resolution 2025R-10 setting tax rates for fiscal year 2025–26; the reading listed property-class rates but the transcript does not record a final vote on adoption.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6568882,"Pocomoke City council approves demolition and rebuild of compromised pump-house shed; contractor not specified in record",90,243000,333000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3193149-5854100ea34eb981a14c3ddcd313b9f3&start=243&end=333","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3193149-5854100ea34eb981a14c3ddcd313b9f3/thumbnail_243000.jpg","/articles/6568882/Pocomoke-City/Worcester-County/Maryland/Pocomoke-City-council-approves-demolition-and-rebuild-of-compromised-pump-house-shed-contractor-not-specified-in-record","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6568882-3e2708971d5abcd786605de31fbb085b/orig.mp4?Expires=1776327291&Signature=LlIv1-bL9ty2jxQD9see4x~CkEBbG6vr8q4wxloBP9k3ErFgj0Rwq9HXTK9GlZAc5aAwgmsqzClTKM5AqH13FJceQLBF2WuwlQKXluT6rznc1YPEKermZqqTGfxaMHJRQtoy6OA6NZIDFph9EMr7guDy36Vhny93NFmM0hP7cb-XgYAYFMScI5J-YrpU4QCOuwPvSNwz6h591I598~rA0eQq2q6pF9Masa1r8GW3KT0JvIXuCOE1d7DXttwiSh7ECTdCA6pONEeq2Zm~FXbx5lesuhao3d0lI4ivRHp4Od-u6l66bbXhIvh5f-stAKAqAUQ0jarXU~xomgR0TcXpEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pocomoke City — The Mayor and Council voted to approve a public-works project to remove and replace a structurally compromised pump-house shed located behind a local business and adjacent to a Motel 6.

The project description presented to the council said the shed is structurally compromised and needs removal and replacement to restore operational efficiency. Council members were told the city received three bids: Cameron Construction for $19,500; Cox Building and Remodeling for $19,500; and a third bid for $18,000. Each bid, the staff report said, included demolition, reconstruction and full electrical disconnection and reconnection.

The council discussed the scope briefly and then voted in favor of proceeding. The public record in the meeting transcript does not clearly identify which contractor was selected or the precise mover and seconder of the motion; the audible vote recorded in the transcript was “aye.”

City staff did not provide further budget details on the project in the recorded discussion, and the transcript contains no additional procurement or contract numbers for the project.

The council’s approval clears the way for demolition and reconstruction of the small shed; the timetable for work and the contract awardee were not specified in the meeting record.

For reference, the public-works description was read into the record during the council’s May meeting; the transcript lists the three bid amounts and the general scope but does not include a complete procurement award statement or signed contract details.","The Pocomoke City Mayor and Council approved a public-works project to remove and replace a structurally compromised pump-house shed behind a motel; council record shows three bids but the transcript does not clearly identify the winning contractor.","actionData","errors"]

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