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Annapolis Finance Committee Meeting - June 3, 2026

City Council — Wednesday, June 3, 2026
BodyAnnapolis, Maryland
SessionCity Council
DateWednesday, June 3, 2026
StatusFILED
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At 10 33 a.m.

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on June 3rd, 2026.

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Uh at this time I'll do a roll call.

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Auto Roman O'Neal.

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Alderman Thorpe.

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Alderman Hutley's here.

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Sir, motion for approval of the agenda as written.

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Second.

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All those in favor, please say aye.

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Aye.

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Beautiful.

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Approval of the minutes.

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We have finance committee minutes from May 6th and May 11th.

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It's been a little while.

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So our motion to approve both of those as written.

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So all those in favor, please say aye.

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Aye.

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Excellent.

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Oh, I see what you're saying about the two different supplemental appropriations.

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Okay.

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Sorry, but that's a 2126.

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This is our supplemental appropriation to the fire department.

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This is a grant.

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Um does anybody from the fire department want to speak on it?

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Looks like it's pretty darn straightforward.

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It's accepting a grant for defibrillators.

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Is there anything else we need to know?

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No, I'm seeing a head shake that that's about all.

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2126.

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That's what three days.

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I was looking at 21, and I think you have questions about 22, which is more complicated.

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Um that's right.

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Just give us one sec.

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We're gonna take a look at it.

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I think we in our agenda uh the 20 supplemental appropriation 22 has a bunch of details.

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21 was almost cost over.

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So I want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to review it.

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I'm good with it.

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Yeah, you're right.

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I was talking about the next.

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Yep, which I I missed that one.

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All right.

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Uh seeing no objections, is there a motion to approve supplement appropriation 2126?

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To give a favorable recommendation.

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2126.

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Yes.

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Thank you, all of Roman O'Neill.

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Is there a second?

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Second.

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All those in favor, please say aye.

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Aye.

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Uh all right.

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Moving on to SA 2226, which I think it's the one that's a little more complicated.

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Um so this is appropriating $683,200 from the Federal Highway Administration to and about 160,000 from the city's Capital Reserve Fund to our safe streets and roads capital improvement project.

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Um yeah, I'll definitely be interested to hear about this because as I understood, we were about tapped out on our capital reserve fund.

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So Mr.

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LaShinty, are you here to talk about this one?

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Yeah, you want to just kind of give us an overview or background?

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Since this is uh it's got a couple different parts to it.

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And then am I correct in assuming that you're also here for our piece of legislation?

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Fiscal Sustainability█████████████████████████████████████████████58%
Transportation Safety█████████████████22%
Procedural█████████12%
Community Engagement████5%
Engineering And Infrastructure██2%
Affordable Housing█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Annapolis Finance Committee Meeting - June 3, 2026

The Finance Committee of the Annapolis City Council met on June 3, 2026, at 10:36 AM in City Council Chambers. The meeting was called to order by Alderman Huntley and adjourned at 11:47 AM. The committee approved two supplemental appropriations, discussed a fee resolution for rooming houses, and received an update from the Finance Department.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes from the May 6, 2026 Regular Meeting and the May 11, 2026 Special Meeting on a voice vote.

Approval of Agenda

  • The agenda was approved on a voice vote.

Supplemental Appropriations

  • SA-21-26: A fire department grant for defibrillators was approved favorably on a voice vote.
  • SA-22-26: This appropriates $683,200 from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration SS4A (FY24) Grant and $159,700 from the Capital Reserve Fund for the Safe Streets & Roads Project. Chief of Comprehensive Planning Eric Leshinsky and Grant Administrator Suzanne Flaherty explained the project, which includes a citywide mobility action plan and demonstration projects on Forest Drive. The committee discussed city overhead and capital reserve fund usage. The motion to recommend favorably carried on a voice vote.

Legislation

  • R-17-26: Fees Related to O-11-26, Allowing Long-Term Room Rentals in Private Homes. Assistant Finance Director Sean Doyle and Legislative & Policy Analyst Cynthia Reuter answered questions. The committee debated whether the $125 fee would fully offset costs. A motion to postpone until the next meeting (June 17, 2026) carried on a voice vote, with Alderman Thorpe requesting a more precise cost estimate from the Finance Department.

General Discussion

  • ID-7-26: Finance Department Update. Sean Doyle reported on the budget process, the hiring of an office manager, and plans for a budget after-action report. The committee discussed the frequency of financial reports, with Alderman Thorp advocating for monthly reports and Alderwoman O'Neill and staff supporting quarterly projections. The next meeting was rescheduled to June 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM due to the Maryland Municipal League conference.

Key Outcomes

  • Supplemental appropriations SA-21-26 and SA-22-26 were recommended favorably.
  • R-17-26 was postponed to the next Finance Committee meeting (rescheduled to June 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM).
  • The committee requested a detailed cost estimate for rooming house fees from the Finance Department.
  • The next meeting was moved from June 17 to June 18, 2026 at 2:30 PM, pending television studio availability.

Meeting Transcript

At 10 33 a.m. on June 3rd, 2026. Uh at this time I'll do a roll call. Auto Roman O'Neal. Alderman Thorpe. Alderman Hutley's here. Sir, motion for approval of the agenda as written. Second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Beautiful. Approval of the minutes. We have finance committee minutes from May 6th and May 11th. It's been a little while. So our motion to approve both of those as written. So all those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Excellent. Oh, I see what you're saying about the two different supplemental appropriations. Okay. Sorry, but that's a 2126. This is our supplemental appropriation to the fire department. This is a grant. Um does anybody from the fire department want to speak on it? Looks like it's pretty darn straightforward. It's accepting a grant for defibrillators. Is there anything else we need to know? No, I'm seeing a head shake that that's about all. 2126. That's what three days. I was looking at 21, and I think you have questions about 22, which is more complicated. Um that's right. Just give us one sec. We're gonna take a look at it. I think we in our agenda uh the 20 supplemental appropriation 22 has a bunch of details. 21 was almost cost over. So I want to make sure everybody has the opportunity to review it. I'm good with it. Yeah, you're right. I was talking about the next. Yep, which I I missed that one. All right. Uh seeing no objections, is there a motion to approve supplement appropriation 2126? To give a favorable recommendation. 2126. Yes. Thank you, all of Roman O'Neill. Is there a second? Second. All those in favor, please say aye.

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