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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Ocean City public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Event branding and city image
The Beautification Committee recognized property owners across every category — homes, hotels, boardwalk shops, restaurants, condos — for keeping Ocean City beautiful. Special recognition went to the Believe in Tomorrow children's cancer house and the 133rd Street beach entrance garden.
Convention Center and Event Strategy
Sodexo Live! keeps the convention center food contract for eleven more years, investing $1.465 million in improvements plus $150,000 cash, with city revenue around $750,000 this fiscal year.
Boardwalk pedicab franchise services
The town now has a formal pedicab franchise for the Boardwalk under Chapter 39.
Licensed Occupations Code Revisions
Chapter 14 revisions add email contact and 60-minute response requirements for licensees, tighten temporary vendor rules for special events, and clarify suspension, revocation and appeal procedures.