By james art 
The information, which was sought more than two months ago, is now announced by the city of Chesapik Beach. In fact, the beginning of December “Twas of the season to be Holly.
According to Missiv, sent to Southern Maryland News by Samelia OKPDO, the new City administrator of Chesapeake Beach, Holly Wahl, the former city administrator, received a significant payment of compensation after his resignation.
“The city administrator was paid for a six -month salary compensation, which amounts to $ 125,000,” OKPDO said.
Wall received the compensation package during unanimous vote by the City Council during an emergency meeting held on December 4, 2024. Six members of the council – Valerie Bowdin, Peggy Hartman, Larry Yavorski, Keith Pardek, Charlie Fink and Greg Morris – Together Mayor Patrick Together J. Irish Mahoni, everyone left the city government after their conditions expired.
Fink and Maurice Sug re -election on the Council, but were defeated in the November election. Beaudin was running for mayor and was defeated by Bruce Wall, who began to serve his third term after eight years of hiatus, having previously served in this post between 2008 and 2016.
In the Ordinance, Holly Wall, who has since become the Oxford city manager in Talbot County, was praised for her service at Chesapeake Beach in her eight years as an administrator.
Bruce Wall, who is not related to Holly Wall, presented himself during the mayoral campaign that there will be changes made at the top of the city administration if he wins. Bruce Wall collected 54% of the vote.
In addition to providing it on a half -year salary plus all the vacations accumulated, the output council also provides in the emergency ordinance that “the city agrees to hold harmless Holly Wall in any future actions, including all benefits and attorneys’ fees for any action, this can is pursued against her. ”
Bruce Wall publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the processing of the previous city management for the transition in December.
The timely response to the request for the Freedom of Information Act in Southern Maryland news, seeking the monetary figure for the WALL compensation package – which was presented on the day after the emergency meeting – was a victim of the transition, according to city officials.
Tennis Court update
During the working session of the Municipal Council, on February 13, the mayor OKPDO announced that city officials would meet with the administrators of public schools in Calvert County to finalize a memorandum of understanding of the beach primary school tennis courts.
OKPDO said that Mayor Wall and Kalvert State Schools Chief Andrae Townsell will sign the memorandum.
“Their project manager is ready to manage the project,” OKPDO said. “We will insist that we do it earlier than later.”
Council members said they would like to see the courts ready to play sometime in the spring.
OKPDO stated that she would like council members to identify their main priorities in the project, adding that she wanted the Memorandum of understanding not to leave the city open for problems with responsibility.
“This will be a great advantage to open again,” Wall said.