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Kent County approves EMS parking paving, adopts nuisance-flood plan and approves personnel moves
Summary
Commissioners authorized $9,800 to pave a gravel area at the new EMS building, adopted Resolution 2025-16 to submit an updated nuisance flood plan to the state, and approved multiple personnel promotions and hires; staff reported an immediate budget shortfall of $15,811.45 related to the EMS project and said adding the paving would raise the immediate need to roughly $25,611.45.
Kent County commissioners voted to authorize a $9,800 paving change order at the new EMS building, adopted the county's updated nuisance flood plan and approved several personnel actions, including promoting a 9-1-1 specialist to 9-1-1 supervisor.
County project staff said the EMS construction is substantially complete and that a final punch-list and cleaning are imminent. Staff recommended paving a heavily used gravel area between the detention center and the new EMS building at a cost of $9,800; they said doing that work now represented good value because the contractor is already mobilized. "Paving of that area would be an additional $9,800," staff said when presenting the option.
During the same briefing, staff disclosed budget items not previously funded for the project: a portico change order that staff said totaled about $9,400 and connection/permit/start-up fees (Chestertown, Delmarva Power, Think Big) that together produced a shortfall staff quantified as $15,811.45. Adding the requested paving to that shortfall produces an immediate funding need of roughly $25,611.45 (staff will present formal change orders and a budget adjustment at a future meeting). Commissioners voted to authorize the paving; the board approved the motion by voice vote.
The board also adopted Resolution 2025-16, the required five-year update to the county's nuisance flood plan; planning staff said the plan will be posted to the county website and submitted to the state by the statutory Sept. 30 deadline. In human-resources business, the board approved the recommended promotions and conditional offers for maintenance positions and the promotion of a 9-1-1 specialist to 9-1-1 supervisor. A public commenter reiterated concerns about the state's education "wealth" formula during the public-comment period. The meeting concluded after a closed session on two personnel matters and a motion directing the county administrator to draft a letter of support for a candidate discussed in closed session.
