Wicomico County Council: Resolutions on courthouse windows, airport grants, equipment leases and budget timing clear; one appointment fails

The Wicomico County Council on Tuesday approved multiple budget and capital actions, accepted audit reports and advanced several projects while rejecting one appointment and postponing a lease decision at the Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport.

The council unanimously passed the following resolutions after public hearing or briefing: a capital budget amendment to finish the Old Courthouse window replacement (Resolution 60‑2025); a $100,000 capital line to support bidding for a Federal Aviation Administration construction grant at the regional airport (Resolution 61‑2025); distribution of remaining narcotics task force funds and $42,000 for radios for the state’s attorney’s office (Resolution 62‑2025); a piggyback agreement for tar‑and‑chip paving work (Resolution 63‑2025); extension of the statutory budget adoption date to allow more review time (Resolution 65‑2025); funding to reimburse the City of Salisbury $1.5 million for fire services rendered Jan.–Sept. 2024 (Resolution 66‑2025); approval of a lease‑purchase for a Gradall XL 5,100 (Resolution 67‑2025); and a sole‑source approval for justice software used by the State’s Attorney (Resolution 68‑2025).

Council also accepted two internal audit reports. After floor amendments the council voted to acknowledge, rather than ‘‘accept,’’ the Office of the Internal Auditor’s Safari at the Quarry special‑event audit and to remove language in the report that thanked management for “timely cooperation.” That…