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Votes at a glance: Talbot County Council actions, Oct. 20, 2025
Summary
A compact roundup of motions and roll-call votes from the Oct. 20 meeting, including procurement awards, appointments, proclamations and schedule changes.
The Talbot County Council recorded the following formal actions during its Oct. 20 meeting (roll-call results shown when recorded):
- Agenda amendment: Motion to remove the Regional Medical Center update (Mr. Cassell) from the Oct. 20 agenda; motion and second carried by voice/roll call and item to be rescheduled (reschedule referenced for December). (Outcome: approved.)
- Disbursements: Accepted disbursements for Oct. 21 and Oct. 28 by unanimous consent. (Outcome: approved.)
- Proclamation: Talbot County Free Library centennial proclamation read into the record and approved by roll call (Aye recorded from President Callahan, Mister Stepp, Mister Lesher, Miss Milke, Miss Haight). (Outcome: adopted.)
- Proclamation: Nace's Day (Trappe) centennial observance proclamation read and approved by roll call. Descendants and historical society representatives received the proclamation. (Outcome: adopted.)
- Public hearing action: Motion and roll-call approval to submit Amendment No. 2 (CDBG-COVID) to DHCD for review (see separate coverage). (Outcome: approved.)
- Administrative resolution (MWIFA bonds): Motion and roll-call approval to adopt administrative resolution authorizing up to $7,018,942 in GO MWIFA project bonds for wastewater projects. (Outcome: approved.)
- Appointment: Motion and roll-call approval to appoint Karen Roberts to the Animal Control Board. (Outcome: approved.)
- Change order: Department of Public Works request for Change Order No. 4 (Bid No. 2219 Phase 2, Region 2 sewer system force main installation) to Schumer in the amount of $137,447.07; motion and roll call approved. Funding from contingency. (Outcome: approved.)
- Procurement: Parks & Recreation request to award purchase/installation of eight water-source heat pumps at the community center to Electrical Automation Services using a Wicomico County piggyback contract, $117,903; motion and roll-call approval recorded. (Outcome: approved.)
- Procurement: Hog Neck Golf Course paving contract (Bid 25-17) awarded to sole bidder East Coast Land Management for $277,008; motion and roll-call approval recorded. (Outcome: approved.)
- Calendar: Council declared Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, a special legislative day; motion and roll-call approval recorded. (Outcome: approved.)
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn the session to reconvene as noticed at the next special legislative meeting (Nov. 4); motion carried by roll call.
For items that required additional documentation (CDBG amendment, bond closing), the council directed staff to proceed with the appropriate submissions and closings.
