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Pocomoke Council Approves Routine Minutes and Bill List; Tables Second Reading of Resolution After Agenda Confusion
Summary
Council approved minutes (Sept. 15, Sept. 19 closed, Oct. 20 open) and the bill list by voice vote, moved from work session to council meeting, and voted to table the second reading of Resolution 2026R‑07 after discovering a packet/advertisement mismatch; staff apologized for the error.
At its Nov. 3 meeting, the Pocomoke City mayor and council moved through routine procedural actions and handled one contested administrative item.
After a work session the council made a motion to close the work session (moved by a councilmember, seconded) and convened the formal mayor and council meeting. The council then moved to approve minutes: a motion to approve the Sept. 15 minutes was made and carried after a voice vote (one member voiced 'nay' during the roll); the council also approved closed‑session minutes for Sept. 19 and open minutes for Oct. 20 by motion and voice votes.
The council approved the bill list by motion and voice vote.
On Resolution number 2026R‑07 (a resolution connected to a Community Development Block Grant application for the Family Life Center), councilmembers discovered that the advertised agenda language and the packet materials did not match (some copies referenced sustainability certification language while another copy contained the CDBG text). After discussing the discrepancy, Councilmember (speaker 8) moved to table the second reading of Resolution 2026R‑07 and the motion was seconded; the motion carried by voice vote. Staff apologized for the incorrect packet materials.
No final votes were taken on the community center site or on any asset sales for the city's utility systems during the meeting.
