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Votes at a glance: Calvert County Board passes EMS staffing amendment, approves CDBG actions and routine consent items
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the Board approved a budget amendment to add eight EMTs to staff a second Prince Frederick ambulance, approved Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) COVID funding amendments, adopted required CDBG compliance resolutions, and adopted routine consent items.
The Calvert County Board of County Commissioners took several votes at its April 8 meeting. Items with formal action included a budget amendment for EMS staffing, two Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) matters, and routine consent agenda items.
Key votes and outcomes
- EMS staffing and BA2025000352 — approved (public hearing): The board adopted a resolution and budget amendment (BA2025000352) to add eight full‑time EMT positions to staff a second 24-hour ambulance at the Prince Frederick station; FY2025 salary-line increase of $930,510 was approved to cover remainder-of-year salary, overtime and temporary-staff costs. (See separate article for full details.)
- CDBG COVID funding extension (application and subrecipient awards) — approved (public hearing): Community Resources requested county approval to apply for Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development reimbursement funds to support food pantries and homeless-shelter needs. The county had been notified of $104,083 available statewide; staff adjusted the county request to $88,568 after state feedback that furniture was ineligible. The board closed the record and authorized the county president to sign grant and subrecipient documents.
- CDBG compliance resolutions (citizen participation, anti-displacement, fair housing/EO, minority business plan) — approved (public hearing): The board closed the record and adopted updated resolutions required by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development to maintain eligibility for CDBG funding.
- Consent agenda — adopted: The board adopted two consent items: (1) Department of Human Resources update to the Heat Stress Management Policy and the Risk Management and Safety Manual, and (2) Department of Public Safety application/acceptance related to Maryland Department of Agriculture spay and neuter grant.
Procedure notes
Motions to close the records and approve the items were made and seconded; the board carried each motion by voice vote. Individual roll‑call tallies were not recorded in the transcript for the voice votes.
Provenance
Evidence of the EMS vote appears in the public‑hearing record and the motion to adopt BA2025000352; CDBG items and consent items were presented during public hearings and consent agenda discussion earlier in the meeting.
