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Votes at a glance: Pocomoke City meeting, June 16, 2025 — budget adopted; camera and fingerprint purchases approved; rezoning motion failed; liquor permits OK'd
Summary
At the June 16 Pocomoke City mayor and council meeting the body adopted the fiscal year 2026 budget (Resolution 2025-R-14), approved a police fingerprint station purchase and a neighborhood camera/LPR bundle, approved liquor permits for August events, and did not adopt Ordinance 2025-O-5 (rezoning 1013 Clark Avenue).
Pocomoke City — The mayor and council recorded several formal actions at their June 16 meeting. Key outcomes:
• Fiscal year 2026 budget adopted (Resolution 2025‑R‑14). The council completed the second reading, held a public hearing and voted to adopt the FY2026 budget and levy. Council members praised staff for finishing the budget ahead of the statutory deadline. Motion to approve: moved and properly seconded; approved by voice vote.
• Neighborhood camera and license‑plate reader package approved. The council approved a police proposal to deploy quad cameras and a bundled LPR/shot‑detection service, funded by a combination of the city’s red‑speed fund and reallocated capital outlay; the first‑year package cost was presented as approximately $59,800. Motion to approve: moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.
• Police fingerprint station purchase approved. The council approved purchase of a replacement fingerprint station (biometric fingerprint system) from IDEMIA at a purchase price reported as $28,009.80. Staff said the purchase would be covered by existing salary savings and moved into capital outlay so the purchase would not require additional taxpayer funds. Motion to approve: moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.
• Liquor permits for Great Pocomoke Fair and associated August events approved. Council approved letters/permissions required for county liquor processing for the Great Pocomoke Fair, monster truck event and related shows (dates and event names were read into the record). Motion to approve: moved and seconded; approved by voice vote.
• Ordinance 2025‑O‑5 (rezoning 1013 Clark Avenue) not adopted. After a public hearing and discussion, a council member moved to adopt the ordinance but the motion received no second and therefore died; the rezoning was not enacted.
Votes in the meeting were recorded primarily as voice votes with motions made and seconded; the meeting transcript contains no roll‑call tallies for the listed items. Where a motion lacked a second, it did not proceed to a recorded tally.
