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Mayor proposes modest match funding for Sister Cities exchange; details, target students not specified
Summary
The mayor said he proposes allocating a small amount of city funding to support a student exchange with Salisbury's sister cities, potentially matching contributions from Salisbury University; the council discussed whether the program should target high school or college students.
The mayor told the council he has discussed the Sister Cities program with George Whitehead and wants to provide a modest allocation to send students to Salisbury's sister cities and to receive visitors in return.
"Let's do something that would be really cool for the SU students," the mayor said, referring to Salisbury University. He said the city would consider matching funds if the university or other partners can provide support.
Council members asked whether the program is intended for high school or college students. The mayor said he had not specified strict limits and suggested the program could include K'12 partners, Salisbury University interns, or other participants depending on guidelines developed by local Sister Cities organizers.
Staff and council members discussed asking the Wicomico County Board of Education and Salisbury University to help devise selection guidelines, such as an essay or writing contest, and the possibility of matched funding of roughly $3,000 per participant if partners can contribute.
No formal appropriation was recorded in the transcript; the item was presented as an idea for an allocated line in the department budget packet and referred for further discussion about eligibility and matching funds.
