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Votes at a glance: Pocomoke City approvals on minutes, invoices, fees, surplus property and traffic ordinance amendments
Summary
The Pocomoke City mayor and council approved prior meeting minutes, bill lists and several fiscal and administrative measures, amended a surplus- property resolution and passed a traffic/parking ordinance with a staff-recommended deletion; a first reading of the FY2026 budget was held.
The Pocomoke City mayor and council conducted votes on multiple routine and legislative items during the June meeting, approving prior minutes, authorizing payments, adopting a fees schedule and passing an amended ordinance and a surplus-property resolution.
Key outcomes
- Approval of May 19 closed-session statement and May 19 mayor and council meeting minutes: Council motioned and the items were approved by voice vote.
- Bill list and payments: The council approved the bill list for payment, and separately approved public-works/wastewater invoices over $5,000: Invoice 200066 to Shore Right Controls LLC for $8,842.55 (pump rehab at Jenkins Orchard) and Invoice 056480 to Tatman’s Truck Repair for $5,346.35 (dump truck repair needed to pass DOT inspection). These invoice payments were approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 2025R-12 (second reading) — surplus vehicles and equipment: The council conducted the required second reading and, following a motion to amend, removed specified police-department vehicles from the surplus list (the motion identified three items to be removed). The amended resolution was approved by voice vote.
- Resolution 2025R-13 (second reading) — fees, charges and rates for FY2026: The council held a public hearing (no public comments) and approved the FY2026 fee schedule (Resolution 2025R-13). The resolution takes effect for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
- Ordinance O-06 (second reading) — amendments to vehicle, traffic and parking provisions (chapter 37): After a public hearing with no commenters, the council approved the ordinance on a motion that removed code section 220-6(b) from the final language; the motion was approved by voice vote. The ordinance addresses reporting of parking violations, disposition of municipal parking infraction funds, and permits capital use of parking-receipt funds with mayor-and-council approval.
- Resolution 2025R-14 (first reading) — FY2026 budget: The mayor and council held the first reading of the fiscal-year 2026 budget and scheduled the required public hearing; no final vote was taken at this meeting.
The meeting record does not include a roll-call vote tally with named yes/no votes for the items above; votes were taken by voice and passed as recorded in the minutes. Where the transcript records a mover or seconder by name, the meeting minute will list that individual; the audio record at this meeting indicates motions were made, seconded and approved for the items listed above.
