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Council approves contracts, grant transfer and an appointment; paves way for road, HVAC and legal services work
Summary
In a series of votes council approved a transfer of the county's housing bond allocation to the state program (amount read in record), renewed two Social Services legal contracts, approved a $1.7 million blanket PO for paving, a $94,000 HVAC/server‑room contract, a up‑to‑$45,000 contract for a Route 50 entrance improvement, and confirmed Morgan Holler as the county liquor inspector.
Talbot County Council on April 14 approved multiple administrative and procurement items during the meeting’s county manager report.
Housing bond allocation transfer: Council authorized transferring the county's 2026 tax‑exempt housing bond allocation to the Maryland Department of Housing/Community Development for program management. The amount as read in the meeting record was presented as "1,87,029" (meeting transcript formatting); staff indicated the transfer is the annual practice for rural counties that prefer the state to manage bond issuance.
Social Services legal contracts: Council approved a one‑year renewal (pass‑through funds) for the law firm Stevens Palmer: $99,555 for child and adult welfare legal services and $75,000 for child support legal services. County staff said no county funds are required and both contracts are renewals under previously bid terms.
Public works and procurement: Council approved a blanket purchase order using the Maryland SHA contract with David A. Bramble Inc. not to exceed $1.7 million to pave roughly 15 miles of county roadways. Separately, council authorized a contract not to exceed $94,000 to add HVAC/cooling capacity for server rooms at the Talbot County Public Safety Center (preparing the center to serve as the primary 911 facility). Council also approved awarding up to $45,000 to David A. Bramble for entrance‑widening and culvert extension work at the Hog Neck golf course access to align with hospital intersection work.
Appointment: The council unanimously confirmed Morgan Holler as the county’s new liquor inspector after a hiring and vetting process; she was introduced to the council and thanked members for the opportunity.
Each item passed by roll call as recorded in the meeting minutes. Several council members publicly thanked staff for advance preparation and for keeping projects on schedule.
