Kent County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners approved the 2023 Kent County Emergency Preparedness Plan and accepted a $68,000 grant for youth programming. They also authorized the use of Bayside Marina for a bike event and updated coworking fee schedules. No action was taken on a proposed $80 million technical center at Chesapeake College.
- Approved 2023 Kent County Emergency Preparedness Plan (unanimous)
- Accepted $68,000 FY2024 Safe Summer Grant for Teen Spaces Activity Awards (unanimous)
- Approved use of Bayside Marina and Bulkhead for Bikefest on Oct 15, 2023 (unanimous)
- Approved Chestertown hotDesks fee schedule with one grandfathered rental at $250/month (unanimous)
- Approved August 29, 2023 Regular Session and Liquor Minutes (unanimous)
- Approved Raffle Only Permits for Main Street Rock Hall and Democratic Club of Kent County (unanimous)
- Tabled decision on $2,194,797 local share for Chesapeake College technical center
County Commissioners
The Board of County Commissioners approved a grant for body-worn and vehicle cameras and authorized several administrative and public works contracts. The Board of License Commissioners also issued three temporary liquor licenses for local events.
- Approved $202,735 PACT-2024-0034 grant for body-worn and vehicle cameras
- Approved letter of support for Rebuilding Together Kent County grant application
- Approved Intergovernmental Agreement for September 30 scrap tire drop-off event
- Approved FY2024 water treatment chemical contracts for Intercoastal Trading, Inc. and George S. Coyne Chemical Co., Inc.
- Approved recruitment of HR Administrative Specialist and retitling of HR Coordinator to HR Business Partner
- Approved Special Class C liquor license for Kent County Bar Association
- Approved Special Class C liquor license for Kent Cultural Alliance
- Approved Special Class C liquor license for Kent County Chamber of Commerce
County Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners approved a three-year enterprise GIS agreement with Esri and three maintenance contracts with Motorola Solutions for 911 services. They also authorized funding for a sewer extension in Edesville and approved several new employee hires.
- Approved $10,200 contingency funding for sewer service line on Lovers Lane (unanimous)
- Accepted three-year GIS Small Government Enterprise Agreement with Esri for $35,030 in year one (unanimous)
- Approved FY2024 Safe Summers grant application for $68,000 (unanimous)
- Approved three Motorola Solutions 911 maintenance agreements totaling $120,654.41 (unanimous)
- Approved conditional employment offers for three Part-Time EMT-Bs and one Administrative Specialist I (unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 2023-15 to rename and revise the 'Alcohol & Drug Abuse' employee policy (unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 2023-16 to amend the employee handbook regarding nursing mothers (unanimous)
- Approved public hearing notice to add Toal Park to the Town of Galena sewer service area (unanimous)