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Annapolis Finance Committee Special Meeting - July 24, 2026

City Council — Friday, July 24, 2026
BodyAnnapolis, Maryland
SessionCity Council
DateFriday, July 24, 2026
StatusFILED
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All right.

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Meeting of the finance committee special meeting is called to order today, July 24th, 2026 at 1.05 p.m.

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At this time, I'll do a roll call.

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Altman Thorpe, are you here?

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Here.

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Alter Roman O'Neill, are you here?

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Nothing.

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All right.

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And I'm here.

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Um at this time.

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Is there a motion to approve the agenda with um removing the minute approval?

0:28

The approval of the minute.

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So that our agenda will just be R2926.

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Is there a motion for that?

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So moved.

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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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Aye.

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Aye.

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Motion carries.

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All right.

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Uh, we just have R2926 on the agenda today.

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I think that this is something that um lots of folks have lots of thoughts on.

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And we want to not let it linger, but also we want the full council to be able to weigh in on this.

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So my hope is that the finance committee can just rapidly uh vote to take no action on this, and that will allow it to move out of committee, but um still give us plenty of time to discuss it on Monday night.

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Is there any discussion on that?

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So much.

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All right.

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See, is there a motion to take no action on our target on announcement?

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So moved.

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Second.

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There's some annexation which is a good thing.

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All those in favor, please move aye.

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Aye.

1:41

Aye.

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Aye.

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All right.

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Motion carries.

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Uh with that, uh, is there a motion to adjourn?

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Motion to adjourn.

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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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All right.

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And with that, the shortest ever finance committee meeting concludes.

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Thank you guys so much.

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And thanks to the city and staff for making the chance.

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Bye, everybody.

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Uh John Sarbanes.

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Congressman John Sarbanes, who was absolutely tenacious, absolutely tenacious when it came to making sure that the city of Annapolis had what it needed and was constantly pushing and pushing.

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And of course, former state senator and

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Summary of Proceedings

Annapolis Finance Committee Special Meeting - July 24, 2026

The Finance Committee held a special virtual meeting on July 24, 2026, at 1:05 PM (note: the provided timestamp indicates 18:15 UTC, conflicting with the transcript's start time of 1:05 PM). The meeting was called to order by Alderman Huntley. The sole agenda item was legislation R-29-26 updating Fiscal Year 2027 city fees. The committee voted to take no action, allowing the item to proceed to the full City Council for discussion on Monday night.

Consent Calendar

  • The committee approved the agenda as amended, removing approval of the minutes from the previous meeting (July 15, 2026) so that only R-29-26 would be considered.

Discussion Items

  • R-29-26 – Update of Fiscal Year 2027 City Fees: The resolution proposed updating fees for city-owned parking facilities, metered spaces, rental operating licenses, moorings, and alcoholic beverage licenses and permits. Alderman Huntley recommended that the finance committee take no action to allow the full council to weigh in without delay. No further discussion occurred.

Key Outcomes

  • The committee voted unanimously (3 ayes) to take no action on R-29-26, effectively moving the resolution out of committee for consideration by the full City Council at their Monday night meeting.
  • The meeting was adjourned immediately after the vote.

Note: The meeting time as per the transcript is 1:05 PM, while the provided event timestamp is 18:15 UTC (2:15 PM EDT), indicating a discrepancy.

Meeting Transcript

All right. Meeting of the finance committee special meeting is called to order today, July 24th, 2026 at 1.05 p.m. At this time, I'll do a roll call. Altman Thorpe, are you here? Here. Alter Roman O'Neill, are you here? Nothing. All right. And I'm here. Um at this time. Is there a motion to approve the agenda with um removing the minute approval? The approval of the minute. So that our agenda will just be R2926. Is there a motion for that? So moved. Second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Motion carries. All right. Uh, we just have R2926 on the agenda today. I think that this is something that um lots of folks have lots of thoughts on. And we want to not let it linger, but also we want the full council to be able to weigh in on this. So my hope is that the finance committee can just rapidly uh vote to take no action on this, and that will allow it to move out of committee, but um still give us plenty of time to discuss it on Monday night. Is there any discussion on that? So much. All right. See, is there a motion to take no action on our target on announcement? So moved. Second. There's some annexation which is a good thing. All those in favor, please move aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. All right. Motion carries. Uh with that, uh, is there a motion to adjourn? Motion to adjourn. Second. All those in favor, please say aye. Aye. All right. And with that, the shortest ever finance committee meeting concludes. Thank you guys so much. And thanks to the city and staff for making the chance. Bye, everybody. Uh John Sarbanes.

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