WORCESTER COUNTY, MARYLAND

MUNICIPALITIES

Worcester County has four municipalities: Berlin, Ocean City, Pocomoke City, and Snow Hill. Of these, Snow Hill, the county seat, was the first to form its own government in 1812. Thereafter, Pocomoke City incorporated in 1865, Berlin in 1868, and Ocean City in 1880.

BERLIN

Incorporated 1868 (Chapter 424, Acts of 1868)
Population (1990 census): 2,616

TOWN COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Oct.):
Rex W. Hailey, Mayor, 2004
William A. Turner, Jr., District 1, 2002
Ellen Lang, District 2, 2004
Elroy Brittingham, Sr., District 3, 2004
Dean J. Burrell, District 4, 2002
Paula Lynch, At Large, 2002

Meetings: 2nd & 4th Mondays, 7:00 p.m.

10 Williams St.
Berlin, MD 21811
(410) 641-2770
e-mail: berlin@intercom.net
fax: (410) 641-2316
web: www.berlin.sailorsite.net/

ADMINISTRATION
Linda Chelton, Administrative Director (410) 641-2770
e-mail: lchelton@intercom.net

Building Inspector

ELECTRIC LINES
Lee Savage, Director (410) 641-3401

FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Ronald L. Bireley, Director (410) 641-2770

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Prentice (Skip) Lyons, Chief (410) 641-1333
e-mail: slyons@berlinpdmd.org

POWER PLANT
Gary Bennett, Director (410) 641-1666

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Dale Pruitt, Director (410) 641-4001

UTILITIES
Donald Ward, Director (410) 641-2770
e-mail: donward@intercom.net

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Jane Kreiter, Director (410) 641-2414

WATER DEPARTMENT
Marvin Smith, Director, (410) 641-2414

OCEAN CITY

Incorporated 1880 (Chapter 209, Acts of 1880)
Population (1990 census): 5,146

MAYOR
Elected by Voters to 4-year term (Oct.):
James N. Mathias, Jr., Mayor, 2004
e-mail:

jmathias@ococean.com

CITY COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 4-year terms (Oct.):
Richard W. Meehan, President (chosen by Council, 2-year term), 2004
Vincent Gisriel, Jr., 2002
W. Glenn Steckman III, 2002
Erin Fitzsimmons, 2003
James S. Hall, 2004
Joseph Hall, 2004
Nancy L. Howard, 2004

Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7:30 p.m.

P. O. Box 158
Third St. & Baltimore Ave.
Ocean City, MD 21842 - 0158
(410) 289-8221
fax: (410) 289-7385
web: www.ocgov.org/

ADMINISTRATION
Dennis W. Dare, City Manager (410) 289-8887
e-mail: citymgr@ococean.com

City Clerk

cclerk@ococean.com

FIRE DEPARTMENT
Samuel E. Villani, Jr., Fire Marshal (410) 289-8780

PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Jesse C. Houston, Director (410) 289-8855

POLICE DEPARTMENT
David C. Massey, Chief (410) 723-6610

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
Hal O. Adkins, Director (410) 524-7716

RECREATION & PARKS DEPARTMENT
Thomas J. Shuster, Director (410) 250-0125
web: www.ococean.com/rec.html

WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT
Robert Hastings, Director (410) 524-6760
web: www.ocgov.org/ww.html

POCOMOKE CITY

Incorporated 1865 as New Town (Chapter 151, Acts of 1865).
Incorporated 1878 as Pocomoke City (Chapter 253, Acts of 1878)
Population (1990 census): 3,922

Elected by Voters to 2-year term (April):

Mayor,

CITY COUNCIL
Elected by Voters to 3-year terms (April):
Honiss W. Cane, Vice-President (chosen by Council, 1-year term), Dist. 2, 2001
Robert W. Hawkins, 2nd Vice-President (chosen by Council, 1-year term), Dist. 1, 2001
Don R. Holdern, Dist. 3, 2002
Joseph A. Jackson III, Dist. 4, 2003
William R. Sparrow, Dist. 5, 2002

Meetings: 1st & 3rd Mondays, 8:00 p.m.

P. O. Box 29
Clark Ave. at Vine St.
Pocomoke City, MD 21851 - 0029
(410) 957-1333
fax: (410) 957-0939

ADMINISTRATION
Russell W. Blake, City Manager (410) 957-1333

Clerk

FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Monna VanEss, Finance Coordinator (410) 957-2521

GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT
William A. Stewart, Superintendent (410) 957-1333

HOUSING DEPARTMENT
Harvey L. Davis, Sr., Housing Coordinator (410) 957-1633

POLICE DEPARTMENT
Juergen D. Ervin, Chief (410) 957-1600

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
William R. White, Supervisor (410) 957-0107

WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT
Michael Phillips, Superintendent (410) 957-3311