Agenda for Regular Meeting

This Ordinance is being presented by the City Treasurer’s Office for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would amend Chapter 40 of the City Code to require that: 1) by September 30, 2017, all pay to all limited service City employees (except pay for youth employed by the City in the City summer youth program) shall be paid by direct deposit and not by separate checks to the limited service employees; 2) by December 31, 2017, all pay to all regular City employees first employed with the City prior to August 1, 2006 shall be paid by direct deposit and not by separate checks to the regular employees; and 3) by June 1, 2018, all pay to all youth employed by the City in the City summer youth program shall be paid by direct deposit and not by separate checks to the summer youth employees. The anticipated fiscal impact of this Ordinance once it is fully implemented is an annual savings to the City of approximately $185,000.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be amending section 44-154 of the City Code to enlarge the boundaries of the Wilmington Business Improvement District to include the 800 block of Washington Street.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the Department of Public Works’ application for a $80,000 Sustainable Communities Planning Grant from the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. Funds will be used to create a sustainability plan related to sea level rise that builds on modeling already performed by the State of Delaware. The grant requires a 20% local match.

This Resolution is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be proposing an amendment to Section 3-300 of the City Charter to change the age-eligibility requirement for Mayor from 30 years old to 25 years of age.

This Resolution is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be requesting that a copy of the Wilmington Police Department Manual be distributed to each member of Wilmington City Council and that members of Council are provided with updates as the manual is amended.

This Resolution is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be authorizing the Wilmington Fire Department’s grant application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in the amount of $85,500. The proposed grant funds would be used for repairs to the fire boat and to paint the hull of the fire barge. The grant requires a 25% match, which has already been budgeted for this project.

This Ordinance is being presented by the Council for Council’s review and approval. If approved, Council would be amending Chapter 2 of the City Code to require bi-monthly reports to City Council, the City Clerk, the City Auditor, and the City Treasurer from the Law Department on the status of certain pending litigation.