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Wilmington council adopts package of charter, grant and meeting measures; refers several ordinances to committee
Summary
At its April 3 meeting, Wilmington City Council approved a series of resolutions asking the state to amend city charter provisions, accepted federal and state grant actions, and referred several ordinances (including budget and ambulance-fee updates and a marijuana zoning change) to committee for further review.
Wilmington City Council on Thursday moved a package of procedural and funding measures and referred several ordinances to committee for detailed review.
Key actions adopted included council resolutions asking the Delaware General Assembly to amend parts of the city charter, accepting grant applications and federal funding changes, and approving procedural committee changes within council. Several ordinances were read and referred to committee rather than decided at the meeting.
Among adopted resolutions, the council: - Approved a request to the General Assembly to amend city charter section 2-204 to exclude August and December from the twice‑monthly meeting requirement except when meetings are requested by the mayor, council president or a majority of council (Resolution 25‑016). - Agreed to seek state authorization for a city-council caucus mechanism and asked the General Assembly to consider the change (Resolution 25‑015). - Authorized the Office of Emergency Management to apply for a FY2024 Emergency Management grant from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency…
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