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Council approves budget amendments for Truett Street Community Center and hears first reading for Waterside Park funding
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Summary
Council gave second reading approval to several budget-related ordinances including additional funding for the Truett Street Community Center and approved other code updates; the mayor’s Waterside Park supplemental transfer ($165,000) was introduced for first reading.
On Nov. 10 the Salisbury City Council approved multiple ordinances at second reading and introduced others for first reading.
Ordinance 29-57 (correcting Ordinance 28-83) was approved on second reading; it provides additional funds in the city's general capital project fund for the Truett Street Community Center expansion. Counsel said there were no changes or amendments for second reading.
Ordinance 29-58, to abandon a portion of Burton Street east of Delaware Avenue, was also approved on second reading after staff confirmed no changes. Ordinance 29-60, a budget amendment authorizing lease proceeds to purchase police and fire radios and AED monitors and to change the funding source for the property and records management system previously noted in the FY 2026 budget ordinance 29-35, was approved on second reading.
Council approved Ordinance 29-62 on second reading, an amendment to chapter 2.12.0.40 of the Salisbury city code updating the chain of command for the director of infrastructure and development. City counsel noted two charter changes related to the topic will be tracked separately with public hearings scheduled.
On first reading the council approved moving forward with Ordinance 29-63 (amending Schedule C of the FY 2026 budget ordinance 29-35) and heard Ordinance 29-64, which would authorize the mayor to transfer $165,000 from surplus to provide additional financial support for the Waterside Park project. Councilwoman April Jackson and several commenters praised Waterside Park funding as long overdue for the neighborhood.
Votes: For the ordinances read at second reading, council members moved, seconded and announced approval; the transcript records in-meeting 'aye' responses and the chair’s vote. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.
What’s next: Ordinance 29-64 will proceed through the first-reading process and return for a future vote; council staff and finance will carry forward required administrative steps.
