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Mayor and Council Members
All the legislative powers of the Town are vested in the Mayor
and Council, which consists of one Mayor and four Council
Members. These officers are elected and receive a small
stipend. The Mayor and Council Members are responsible for
the hiring of the Town Manager, appointment of the
Clerk-Treasurer, Town Attorney and all standing Commissions and
Committees. The Mayor and Council Members and their terms are
listed below:
| Mayor |
Michael W. Fluharty |
Term Ends May 2003 |
| Council President |
Betty J. Ballas |
Term Ends May 2005 |
| Council Member |
Betty D. Happersett |
Term Ends May 2003 |
| Council Member |
Keith R. Wheatley |
Term Ends May 2003 |
| Council Member |
Gary E. Bee, Jr. |
Term Ends May 2005 |
The Town of Federalsburg holds an election on each odd
numbered year. The next Town election will be held on
April 28th, 2003. The officers will be sworn into office at
the May 2003 regular monthly Mayor and Council meeting.
The Mayor of Federalsburg is elected at each election, and
there are two Council Members elected per election.
Town Staff and Departments
Town Manager
Richard F. Colburn is the Town Manager for the Town of
Federalsburg. The Town Manager is the Chief Administrator of
the Town and is responsible to the Mayor and Council for the
administration of all affairs of the Town and supervises all
staff. The Town Manager is supported by the following
departments:
Town Office / Finance Department
The Town Office staff is responsible
for overseeing all the financial responsibilities for Town
government, including budget, revenue collection and
payroll. The Town Office Staff consists of the following
individuals:
Shirley A. DeShields, Clerk-Treasurer
Kristy L. Marshall, Deputy Clerk
Connie M. Blanchfield, Accounting Clerk
Robert R. Edgell, Water & Sewer Administrator
George "Happy" Mayer, Main Street Manager
These employees handle the daily operation and business of
the Town Hall. This includes preparation of the Town budget,
accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing for personal
property taxes, invoicing for water and sewer bills, collection
of water and sewer payments, and many more tasks. Please feel
free to contact the Town Office at 410-754-8173 if you have
any questions; someone will be glad to assist you.
Police Department
The Federalsburg Police Department is a full-service municipal
law enforcement agency serving the citizens of the Town
twenty-four hours a day. The Police Department consists of 12
employees as listed below:
Donald R. Nagel, Chief of Police
Tiffany Jones, Secretary/Dispatcher
Clarence Ben Harvey, Private First Class
Howard Adams, Private First Class
Joseph Gasser, Corporal
Pennell Jester, Officer
Jason Weilgosz, Officer
Tom Wolf, Corporal
Brian McNeill, Officer
The officer on duty's cell phone at anytime is 410-714-6200. The Police Department number for routine business, questions or concerns is 410-754-8966. If you have an emergancy, please dial 911 for immediate assistance.
Public Works Department
The Public Works Department consists of two departments, the
Maintenance Department and the Water/Wastewater Department.
These departments provide basic services, such as water and
sewer maintenance of municipal properties. There are 11
employees in these departments as listed below:
Steve Dyott, Public Works Director
Robin Eaton, Maintenance Supervisor
Mike Tipton, Water/Wastewater Supervisor
Melvin Marshall
Ernest Quillen
Jeremy Boyd
Charles Boone
Hobart Wheatley
John Jarrell
Russell Harrison
Lester Tipton
Code Enforcement Department
The Town of Federalsburg currently does not have a Code
Enforcement Officer. Shirley DeShields and Kristy Marshall
administer and enforce the Town Zoning Ordinance, Comprehensive
Plan, Subdivision Ordinance, and issue building permits. They
also handle all Property Maintenance Violations. The Middle
Department Inspection Agency from Easton, Maryland (410-822-8300)
does the inspection work for the Town.
If you have any questions concerning your building permit, or
to inquire if you need a building permit, please feel free to
contact Shirley or Kristy at the Town Office at 410-754-8173.
Grants Administration
Geprge "Happy" Mayer is the Grants Administrator for the Town of
Federalsburg. Happy drafts and submits grants on behalf
of the Town, monitors the expenditures of funds, and prepares
required reports regarding grant sources to the Town.
Main Street Manager
George "Happy" Mayer is the Main Street Manager and promotes the Town of Federalsburg and its businesses, activities, parks and
events through publication of the bi-monthly The Times of Federalsburg
Newsletter, brochures and other involvement; encourages membership in local civic organizations such as, Rotary, and Federalsburg
Volunteer Fire Company; promotes tourism development in the Town;
promotes and assists retail and commercial business development,
retention and expansion; assists with the Town Revolving Loan Program;
updates vacant buildings listing to recruit new business and minimize problems associated with unoccupied buildings;
encourages historic preservation through the Federalsburg Historical
Society, Inc. and encourages property development by sending demographic and other information to developers
and land brokers; and assists the Mayor and Council, Town Manager and other Town
Employees with items of main street concers.
Town Meetings and Holidays
Town Meetings
The Mayor and Council of Federalsburg meet on the first Monday
of each month at 7:30 P.M. If the first Monday falls on a
holiday, the meeting is generally re-scheduled for Tuesday.
The Mayor and Council meetings for 2004 are listed below:
- Tuesday, September 7, 2004
- Monday, October 4, 2004
- Monday, November 1, 2004
- Monday, December 6, 2004
For updates please check the Town sign or the sign near the
Morris Avenue entrance to the Town Hall.
Town Holidays
The Town of Federalsburg observes the following holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Good Friday
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran's Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- The day after Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
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