Maryland Manual On-Line, 2020

July 31, 2020

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WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

MUNICIPALITIES

POCOMOKE CITY

Incorporated 1865 as New Town (Chapter 151, Acts of 1865)
Incorporated 1878 as Pocomoke City (Chapter 253, Acts of 1878)


[City Hall, 101 Clarke Ave., Pocomoke City, Maryland]
  • Charter & Code
  • Mayors
  • Named for Pocomoke River on which the City is situated.
  • Population
    1990 census: 3,922
    2000 census: 4,098
    2010 census: 4,184
  • Reports

    City Hall, 101 Clarke Ave., Pocomoke City, Maryland, August 2012. Photo by David R. Herron.


      CITY COUNCIL
      Elected by Voters to 3-year terms* (April):
      *(with April 2021 election, 4-year terms begin (Resolution no. 520, June 3, 2019))
      Todd J. Nock, 1st Vice-President (chosen by Council in April, 1-year term), Dist. 4, 2021
      Diane Downing, 2nd Vice-President (chosen by Council in April, 1-year term), Dist. 2, 2022
      R. Scott Holland, Dist. 1, 2022
      R. Dale Trotter, Dist. 3, 2020
      Esther L. Troast, Dist. 5, 2021

      Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays, 6:30 p.m.


    [City Hall,  101 Clarke Ave., Pocomoke City, Maryland]

    City Hall, 101 Clarke Ave., Pocomoke City, Maryland, August 2012. Photo by David R. Herron.


      MAYOR
      Elected by Voters to 3-year term* (April):
      *(with April 2021 election, 4-year term begins (Resolution no. 520, June 3, 2019))
      Bruce A. Morrison, Mayor, 2020

          ATTORNEY
          Roscoe R. Leslie, Esq., City Attorney (410) 742-3176; fax: (410) 742-0438; e-mail: rleslie@webbnetlaw.com

        ADMINISTRATION
        Vacancy, City Manager (410) 957-1333; fax: (410) 957-0939

        Michelle Beckett-El Soloh, Clerk & Public Information Officer (410) 957-1333; fax: (410) 957-0939; e-mail: michelle@pocomokemd.gov
        Jennifer Merritt, Circuit Rider (410) 957-1633; e-mail: jen@pocomokemd.gov

              CITY FAIR BOARD
              Appointed by Mayor with City Council consent

              BOARD OF ELECTION SUPERVISORS
              web: www.cityofpocomoke.com/government/elections

              Appointed by Mayor with City Council consent to 2-year terms

              ETHICS COMMISSION
              Appointed by Mayor with City Council consent to 2-year terms

          ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
          Karah B. Lacey, Downtown Coordinator (410) 957-1333; fax: (410) 957-0939; e-mail: karah@pocomokemd.gov

            ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

          EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
          Michael Thornton, Director & Paramedic (410) 957-3600; fax: (410) 957-2221; e-mail: mthornton@pocomokemd.gov
          137 8th St., Pocomoke City, MD 21851

          FINANCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
          Janet Lynne Wilson, Director (410) 957-2521; fax: (410) 957-0939; e-mail: janet@pocomokemd.gov

          FIRE COMPANY
          Dick Gladding, Chief (410) 957-2310, (410) 957-1023; e-mail: info@pocomokefire.com
          1410 Market St., Pocomoke City, MD 21851
          web: www.pocomokefire.com/

          PLANNING, HOUSING & ZONING DEPARTMENT
          Daniel Brandewie, Director (410) 957-1633; fax: (410) 957-0939; e-mail: dan@pocomokemd.gov

          POLICE DEPARTMENT
          M. Lee Brumley, Chief (410) 957-1600; fax: (410) 957-4597; e-mail: pocomokepolice@pocomokemd.gov
          1500 Market St., Pocomoke City, MD 21851

          PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
          William East, Director (410) 957-1333, (410) 957-0107; fax: (410) 957-0939; e-mail: pocomokepw@pocomokemd.gov
          7th & Young Sts., Pocomoke City, MD 21851

          WATER & WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT
          Frank Daniels, Superintendent (410) 957-3311; e-mail: frank@pocomokemd.gov
          Dunn Swamp Road, Pocomoke City, MD 21851

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