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Votes at a glance: Salisbury council approves multiple budget and grant ordinances; zoning text amendment also adopted
Summary
At the legislative session the Salisbury City Council approved a series of budget amendments and grant acceptances (Ordinances 2907, 2910–2915) and adopted Ordinance 2909 to raise downtown density; most non-zoning items were approved by voice vote with limited debate.
The Salisbury City Council approved several budget amendments and grant acceptances during the legislative session, and also adopted a zoning text amendment (Ordinance 2909) to increase central business district density.
Key outcomes recorded in the legislative session transcript (voice votes unless noted):
- Ordinance 2907 — Budget amendment to appropriate funds to the Salisbury Fire Department operating budget for FY 2025. Motion approved by voice vote; chair voted aye.
- Ordinance 2910 — FY 2025 budget amendments for the general fund and water/sewer fund to record proceeds from equipment surpluses and to appropriate those funds for repairs and purchases (net increases listed in transcript). Approved by voice vote.
- Ordinance 2911 — Acceptance of a $4,000 matching grant from the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems for AED/cardiac monitoring devices and related budget amendment. Approved by voice vote.
- Ordinance 2912 — Acceptance of $542,000 in grant funds from the State of Maryland Office of Opioid Overdose Response for enhancement of opioid-overdose programs; detailed budget lines for salaries, consulting and supplies were read into the record. Approved by voice vote.
- Ordinance 2913 — Acceptance of $13,791 from the Rural Maryland Council to purchase an i-STAT portable laboratory device for the Salisbury Fire Department; approved by voice vote.
- Ordinance 2914 — Acceptance of a $1,000 donation from Draper Holdings Charitable Foundation for the Santa Workshop program; approved by voice vote.
- Ordinance 2915 — Acceptance of $2,998 remaining from a FY2023 Edward Byrne Memorial JAG award for the Salisbury Police Department; approved by voice vote.
Most of the non-zoning ordinances were presented with staff explanations and were passed on first or second reading during the same meeting. The transcript records voice votes and chair endorsements; a formal roll-call vote was not provided in the legislative-session excerpt for each ordinance.
