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Wicomico County Council approves a series of resolutions and introduces building-code update on first reading
Summary
The county council approved a set of routine easements and agreements, confirmed an appointment, approved a countywide natural gas distribution services resolution (6-1), and adopted legislative bill 2025-05 on first reading to update the county's building codes; votes and motion details are listed below.
At the meeting the Wicomico County Council considered and voted on multiple resolutions and a legislative bill. The council approved routine property and right-of-entry agreements, confirmed an appointment to a local board, approved a right to allow natural gas distribution in county rights-of-way by a 6-1 vote, and introduced a legislative bill updating the county's building-code adoption process on first reading.
Votes at a glance:
- Resolution 46-2025 (Permanent easement and temporary workspace agreement with Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company on property at the West Side of Wicomico County detention center): motion to approve carried by unanimous vote.
- Resolution 47-2025 (Right-of-entry agreement with Maryland Department of Transportation for county-owned property on the northerly side of Owens Branch Road for grading and training): motion to approve carried by unanimous vote.
- Resolution 48-2025 (Confirmation of appointment of John T. Cannon to the Wicomico County Local Management Board, also known as the Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children): motion to confirm carried by unanimous vote.
- Resolution 26-2025 (Approving Eastern Shore Natural Gas distribution services to install utilities in county right-of-way): passed 6-1; the council recorded six votes in favor and one opposed.
- Legislative Bill 2025-05 (Introduced and adopted on first reading; amends chapter 117 of the Wicomico County Code to adopt current editions of the International Residential Code, International Building Code and International Energy Conservation Code and to modify the promulgation process for future editions): the bill was introduced, discussed with county staff and the county attorney present, and passed on first reading by unanimous roll-call vote; a public hearing was scheduled for May 6.
Several motions were made and seconded from the dais; where individual movers and seconders were not identified in the transcript the council used standard procedure (motion, second, voice or roll-call vote).
