The New Castle County Council held a regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 14, 2025 and voted on a series of resolutions and ordinances. Below are the actions recorded in the meeting transcript, organized by agenda item and outcome. Vote tallies are listed as recorded by the clerk in the meeting transcript.

Votes and formal actions

- Minutes approval: Motion to approve and close the Sept. 23 minutes. Outcome: approved (vote not separately listed in transcript roll call; motion carried).

- Consent calendar: Approved. Clerk recorded: 13 yes.

- Resolution R25-178 (honoring Suzanne Burnett McMurray) and R25-179 (celebrating Peace Week Delaware): read as part of the consent/introductory items; included on consent calendar and treated as introduced.

- Resolution R25-180: "Approve revised class specification, assistant county attorney 2, pursuant to New Castle County Code section 20.26.03.105F." Outcome: adopted; roll call recorded 13 yes.

- Resolution R25-181: "Plan of Hockesson Station, Mill Creek Hundredmajor subdivision plan (143 lots) and related rezoning/removals of deed restrictions." Outcome: adopted; roll call recorded 13 yes.

- Ordinance 25-115: Amend grants budget; appropriate $36,983 from Delaware DOJ Special Law Enforcement Assistance Fund for protective riding gear (Dept. of Public Safety). Outcome: approved; roll call recorded 13 yes.

- Ordinance 25-116: Amend grants budget; appropriate $98,444.46 from Delaware Dept. of Transportation to Belvedere Fire Company command vehicle grant (Dept. of Public Safety). Outcome: approved; roll call recorded 13 yes.

- Ordinance 25-117: Amend grants budget; appropriate $165,147.50 in federal funds provided by Health Federation of Philadelphia (AmeriCorps grant) to National HealthCorps Delaware Community Health Fellowship. Outcome: approved; roll call recorded 13 yes.

- Ordinance 25-118: Amend grants budget; appropriate $145,650 in federal funds provided by Health Federation of Philadelphia (AmeriCorps grant) to National HealthCorps Delaware Community Health Fellowship. Outcome: approved; roll call recorded 13 yes.

- Ordinance 25-119: Amend pay plan for nonunion classified employees and adopt revised class specification of payroll supervisor (move from grade 29 to 30). Outcome: approved; roll call recorded 13 yes.

- Ordinance 25-120: Amend New Castle County Code chapter 7 (property maintenance) and chapter 19 (residential rental properties). Motion to table was made and seconded. Outcome: tabled (motion carried; roll call not separately recorded in the excerpt but the chair declared item tabled).

- Substitute 1 to Ordinance 25-063: Amend UDC article 3 use regulations regarding adult day care facilities and limited use standards for day care centers. Outcome: approved; roll call recorded 13 yes.

- Ordinance 25-025: Amend UDC section 40.310.114 regarding record-plan notice (move from 7 to 28 days). Outcome: failed; roll call recorded 3 yes, 9 no, 1 not voting.

- Other introductory readings and referrals: Ordinance 25-121 through 25-129 (various UDC, stormwater, grants and budget appropriations) were introduced by title during the meeting and treated as formally introduced. These items were not voted into final adoption at this meeting (introductory readings only) except where noted above.

Meeting closure: A motion to adjourn was made and seconded; the chair closed the meeting.

The meeting transcript contains the roll-call details and public comments that accompanied many of the items listed above; individual items are recorded in the transcript and can be referenced for complete roll-call text.