Agenda for Regular Meeting

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution establishes a Reparations Subcommittee to serve as a subcommittee of the Intergovernmental Committee.

Synopsis:         This Resolution is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Resolution recommends an alternative independent audit of the Wilmington Police Department (WPD) conducted by Mayers Strategic Solutions, LLC, or a similarly qualified consultant, to evaluate department operations, practices, community engagement, and public trust indicators not addressed in the standard audit. 

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance authorizes the removal of Mabel Street, located between Vandever Avenue and the northern boundary of 86 Race Street, from the Official City Map.

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by the City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 40 of the City Code to allow regular City employees to donate unequal amounts of sick and vacation leave to designated employees or the donated leave bank.  This Ordinance allows regular City employees to donate: 1) up to twenty (20) days of vacation leave per calendar year; or 2) up to 6 days of sick leave per calendar year without having to match with donated vacation leave.  The Ordinance also permits regular City employees to donate in excess of 6 days of sick leave per calendar year, but such donations must be matched with an equal amount of donated vacation leave.  This Ordinance has been influenced by similar amendments made to the Delaware Code in September 2017, and substantially mirrors the donated leave policies of other entities.  This Ordinance is intended to make it easier and more convenient for regular City employees to donate accumulated sick and vacation leave to assist colleagues in times of need, thereby encouraging such donations.  Finally, as housekeeping matters, this Ordinance adds some clarifying language to Sections 40-340(b) and (c) and changes the term “director of personnel” to “director of human resources” in Section 40-340(d).

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance sets the property tax rate for Fiscal Year 2027 (July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027) based on the certification by the Board of Assessment of the assessed valuation of taxable real property in the City and the Mayor’s estimates of revenue measures necessary to balance the City budget as required by the City Charter.

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance enacts the Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2027 – 2032, inclusive.

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance enacts the Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Budget.

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance enacts the annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2027.

Synopsis:        This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and approval.  This Ordinance enacts water, sewer, and stormwater charges and rates for Fiscal Year 2027.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. Pursuant to City Code Section 39-6(c), this Ordinance implements the City of Wilmington Pension Commission’s recommendation for Fiscal Year 2027 for a one-time stipend of one thousand dollars ($1,000), in lieu of a cost-of-living increase, to all City of Wilmington pension benefit recipients who were retired as of December 31, 2019.  The disbursement of this stipend will occur in Fiscal Year 2027.

Synopsis:         This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 2 of the City Code to create a Charter Advisory Board to scrutinize the City Charter and recommend changes to give the City more control over its laws.  The Board shall be advisory in nature only and shall not take away the current options available to amend the Charter.