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Votes at a glance: Salisbury council approves several ordinances, awards one bid and declares surplus
Summary
At a Sept. 22 legislative session the Salisbury City Council approved several second‑reading ordinances, resolved an appointment, awarded a procurement contract, declared surplus property, and tabled one pending bid award
The Salisbury City Council took a series of largely unanimous procedural votes during its Sept. 22 legislative session. Most items were approved by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
Key outcomes
- ITB26-107 (zinc pyrophosphate for corrosion control): Awarded to Shannon Chemical for delivery to the city’s water plants; estimated four‑year calls $189,450. Motion to approve was passed by voice vote.
- ITB26-105 (elevated water tank recoating): Award of this bid was TABLED at the request of procurement (staff requested time to investigate potential awardee information received after bid opening).
- Declaration of surplus: Council approved the declaration of surplus property, including various Salisbury Police Department weapons (to be disposed through state police or dealer trade‑ins), two retired police vehicles, and 99 field operations items; vote passed by voice vote.
- Resolution 3424 (appointment): Council approved Resolution No. 3424 appointing Tom Horton to the Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee, term through September 2028.
- Ordinances (second reading, voice votes): - Ordinance 2952 — budget amendment to appropriate funds for FY2026 (general fund, water & sewer, parking, stormwater) for additional salaries and fringe related to union negotiations — approved. - Ordinance 2953 — transfer PFAS settlement proceeds from the Water & Sewer Fund to the Water & Sewer Capital Project Fund — approved. - Ordinance 2954 — accept grant funds from the Office of Problem Solving Courts for the adult drug court program (overtime reimbursement for police for curfew/contract compliance checks) — approved. - Ordinance 2955 — authorize the mayor to appropriate funds for land acquisition for the North Prong Park project using proceeds of the 2024 public improvement bonds — approved.
- Ordinance 2956 — introduced and approved for first reading; will proceed to second reading at a future legislative session.
- Burton Street abandonment (portion east of Delaware Avenue): The council expressed consensus to move forward with an ordinance to abandon and close a portion of Burton Street east of Delaware Avenue (approximately 14,047 sq. ft.) to secure property adjoining the police department; staff said the parcel has not been used for public ingress/egress for many years and the adjacent property owner has no objection. Council requested that the abandonment proceed to formal ordinance.
How votes were taken: Most actions recorded in the transcript were approved by voice vote with the mayor/chair recording the affirmative vote when no opposition was heard. Where tabling or direction was recorded (e.g., ITB26‑105 and North Shoemaker annexation), council took formal motions to table or to request further information.
