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Wicomico County Charter Review Committee Meeting

October 21, 2021 · Wicomico, MD
Source: Meeting minutes 2021-10-21 (PDF, 11 pp)
Retrieved April 22, 2026 from www.wicomicocounty.org ↗
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Attendees

✓ Dallas Baker (Member)
✓ Bob Benson (Member)
✓ Mike Dunn (Chairman)
✓ Doug Gosnell (Member)
✓ Sharon Morris (Member)
✓ Michelle Chesnik (Member)
✓ Katherine Jones (Member)
✓ Anthony Sarbanes (Member)
✓ Wayne Strausburg (Member)
✓ Mat Tilghman (Member)
✓ Philip Tilghman (Member)
✓ Blair Todd (Member)
✓ Sonya Whited (Member)
✓ Julie Bellamy (Member)
✓ David Plotts (Member)
✓ Laura Hurley (Recording Secretary)
✓ Paul Wilber (County Attorney)
✓ Present: 17/17

Decisions

#1

APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY

#2

APPROVED 8-3

Agenda Items

#32

Provision for Charter Violations

Discussion on adding a provision to the Charter for handling violations
#31

Unanimous Approval for Tax Rate Increase

Discussion on requiring unanimous approval for tax rate increases
#30

Censure of Councilmembers

Discussion on censure procedures for Councilmembers
#29

Airport Department Status

Discussion on the status of the Airport as a County department
#28

County Commissioner Form of Government

Discussion on changing the form of government
#27

Council Oversight of Audits

Discussion on Council oversight of audits
#26

Appropriation Control of Capital Funds

Discussion on appropriation control of capital funds
#25

Tax Revenue Cap

Discussion on tax revenue cap
#24

Capital Program and Budget

Discussion on capital program and budget
#23

Definition of Compensation

Discussion on definition of compensation
#22

Clarification of Benefits Program

Discussion on benefits program clarification
#21

Citizen Advisory Boards

Discussion on citizen advisory boards
#20

Update of Charter Sections

Discussion on updating Charter sections
#19

County Attorney Review of Contracts

Discussion on County Attorney review of contracts
#18

In-House County Attorney

Discussion on in-house County Attorney
#17

Reorganization

Discussion on reorganization
#16

Temporary Administrative Appointments

Discussion on temporary administrative appointments
#15

Acting Director Appointments

Discussion on acting director appointments
#14

Residency Requirement for Director of Administration

Discussion on residency requirement for Director of Administration
#13

Forfeiture of Office by County Executive

Discussion on forfeiture of office by County Executive
#12

Removal of County Executive from Office

Discussion on removal of County Executive from office
#11

Qualification of County Executive

Discussion on qualification of County Executive
#10

County Executive Provision of Information

Discussion on County Executive provision of information
#9

Confirmation of Appointments

Discussion on confirmation of appointments
#8

Legislative Procedure

Discussion on legislative procedure
#7

Quorum Requirement

Discussion on quorum requirement
#6

Special Assistance

Discussion on special assistance
#5

Appointed Person Serving for One Year or Less

Discussion on appointed person serving for one year or less
#4

Vacancies

Discussion on vacancies
#3

Compensation

Discussion on compensation
#2

Qualifications

Discussion on qualifications
#1

Definition of Local Governing Body

Discussion on definition of local governing body

Public Comments

1 speaker
Robert Taylor · Topic: Ballot questions and Charter changes

Discussion on ballot questions and Charter changes