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Council tightens oversight on private disposition of surplus county property
Summary
Legislative Bill 2026-06, which would permit private disposition of surplus county property subject to council approval and a two-year sale window, passed unanimously after council members framed the measure as a transparency improvement.
Council considered and approved Legislative Bill 2026-06 on Aug. 4, which amends Chapter 22 of the Wicomico County Code to permit the county executive to propose private disposition of surplus county property other than by public auction, subject to county council approval and a two-year completion timeline.
Council members described the bill as a transparency measure to record and present private disposition proposals publicly and avoid previous practices they characterized as insufficiently visible to the public. No public speakers registered substantive opposition during the hearing and the bill passed on a unanimous roll-call vote. Council said the procedure will require the executive to present proposed private sales to the council prior to disposal and limit the period to complete a private sale to two years.
