Charter Amendment C-401: Residency Qualifications for Office
Ocean City
Summary
The city manager previewed further discussion of charter changes on elected official residency at the June 9 Work Session.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
Voters, who would get clearer rules on where candidates for office must live.
Residents who rent out their homes part-time and feel penalized by the rental-license prohibition for candidates.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Mayor and City Council (Regular) - Jul 6, 2026
The council adopted a charter amendment making clear that mayoral and council candidates must actually live in Ocean City, not just paper-qualify. Residents who rent out their homes pushed back on the rental-license prohibition, calling it unfair to people who live here year-round but rent part-time.
Mayor and City Council (Work) - Jun 9, 2026
The council decided to keep the current 28-day candidate filing deadline and simply add a legislative intent statement clarifying that candidate domicile requirements are judged on the totality of circumstances — avoiding last year's rental-license-style disputes.
Mayor and City Council (Regular) - Jun 1, 2026
The city manager previewed further discussion of charter changes on elected official residency at the June 9 Work Session.
Mayor and City Council (Work) - May 26, 2026
The council is reworking who judges whether candidates for mayor and council actually live in Ocean City, and what the charter should say about residency, rental licenses, and intent. They kept the council as the judge, want earlier candidate approvals, and may add a legislative intent statement — but bigger changes wait for a full council.
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