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Votes at a glance: Wicomico County Council approves multiple resolutions including airport grants, charter amendment proposal and appointments
Summary
The Council unanimously approved a package of consent items and resolutions including amendments to the comprehensive water/sewer plan, FAA and state airport grants, budget amendments for pre-K and erroneous convictions funding, banking services, several Police Accountability Board confirmations, and a resolution acknowledging an incomplete grants audit.
The Wicomico County Council approved a slate of resolutions and routine business items during its legislative session, taking unanimous votes on a range of administrative and financial items.
Key approved measures included:
- Resolution 106-2026: Amend the 2010 Comprehensive Water and Sewer Plan to redesignate the Pohanka Automotive/Kia site on North Salisbury Boulevard to be served by the City of Salisbury (no public opposition reported).
- Resolution 107-2026: Authorize the county executive to apply for and accept an FAA Airport Infrastructure Grant up to $1,300,000 to support the runway extension and amend the FY26 capital budget.
- Resolution 108-2026: Authorize acceptance of a $31,000 Maryland Aviation Administration grant for the same runway extension project.
- Resolution 111-2026: Amend the FY2026 budget to increase the Board of Education pre-K fund to cover outstanding state private pre-K funding due to Maryland (finance staff present provided budget context).
- Resolution 112-2026: Amend the FY2026 budget to increase the state's attorney special prosecution fund to cover $286,706.01 related to erroneous convictions; council members questioned whether and how state-level remedies might affect similar obligations.
- Resolution 113-2026: Approve a contract for banking and purchase card services with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank.
- Resolutions 114–116-2026: Confirm appointments of Steven Feliciano, Jennifer West, and Kendall E. Timmons to the Wicomico County Police Accountability Board; council discussed outreach and vetting timelines for PAB recruitment.
- Resolution 117-2026: Adopted to record that the internal grants audit could not be completed as planned because necessary documents were not received; the Council voted to accept the incomplete audit report and to schedule follow-up work sessions.
All listed resolutions were approved by unanimous voice votes where recorded. Several matters were introduced with staff presentations (finance, public works, aviation) and included brief council discussion before final motions.
The Council also declared 4980 Cooper Road surplus property (Res. 109-2026) and proposed charter amendments for Council consideration (Res. 110-2026). The body moved to open several work sessions after the meeting to continue detailed operational and audit follow-ups.
