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2026-09-22 - Legislative Team

Summary

Built from the posted agenda; no minutes or video were found, so what was said or decided is not known.

  • Federal and state legislative updates from the City's contracted representatives.
  • Lame-duck priorities: SB 792 would extend the sunset on the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (see Obsolete Property Exemptions and Districts) and HB 5452 would remove the 12/31/26 sunset on certain court costs imposed on criminal defendants.
  • Committee discussion of the Kent County Corrections and Detention millage, requested at the September 8 Committee of the Whole. See Kent County Corrections and Detention Millage and 2026-09-08 - Committee of the Whole.
  • Approval of the August 25, 2026 minutes; the next meeting is set for October 27, 2026.

Agenda

  1. Call to order
  2. Approval of minutes of 8/25/2026
  3. Federal update (Potomac Strategic Development Company, LLC)
  4. State update (McAlvey Merchant & Associates)
  5. City lame duck priorities and status update (Karyn Ferrick): a. SB 792 (Wojno) would extend the sunset on the Obsolete Property Rehabilitation Act (OPRA); b. HB 5452 (Lightner) eliminates the 12/31/26 sunset on trial courts' authority to impose certain court costs on criminal defendants
  6. Legislative committee discussion of the Kent County Corrections and Detention millage requested during the 9/8 Committee of the Whole
  7. Updates by team members
  8. Adjournment

Next meeting: Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 2:00 pm, Room 601, City Hall.

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