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Recreation and Parks staff, identified in the meeting as Miss Buckland, said the transfer reallocates unspent portions of the department’s budget to charge expenses where they belong, including costs for the Juneteenth VIP presentation and other event-related items at Carrs (Cars) Beach. \"This fund transfer moves some money around to cover costs associated with the Juneteenth celebration,\" Buckland said. She added that flyers and other materials had been visible at Cars Beach and that some items tied to the master plan were being rolled out.

Committee members noted that in the prior year a donation partnership with Blacks on the Chesapeake had covered the celebration and confirmed that this year the city is covering the cost. Finance staff said some event-related expenditures previously budgeted in the City Manager's Office have been aligned with Recreation & Parks for FY26 and that the committee should aim to forecast such events earlier in the year to avoid year-end transfers.

The committee voted unanimously to give FT-12-25 a favorable recommendation to the council.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance Committee Meeting June 10 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved a year-end transfer reallocating unspent Recreation & Parks funds to cover Juneteenth celebration costs and related master-plan rollout expenses; last year a donation had covered the event, but this year the city will cover costs.","taxTitle","Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland","taxId",59348,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6692707,"Finance committee recommends police budget transfer to cover software, safety and staffing costs",302,1697000,1999000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3798049-3138ece68bfa29c81accd2e5b09bbcbc&start=1697&end=1999","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3798049-3138ece68bfa29c81accd2e5b09bbcbc/thumbnail_1697000.jpg","/articles/6692707/Annapolis/Anne-Arundel-County/Maryland/Finance-committee-recommends-police-budget-transfer-to-cover-software-safety-and-staffing-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6692707-f25783773bb4a1e82a4d1dc0fda26b1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208032&Signature=V2eqUd76Xku6B6nnRQx5ULaAiSqPm4R-oyJYAPJ8Vw6L4iIEdQPtFy~OA7rObgDH7AiNorBU4vrQq8Vx2q~yVbco7UOthZVY7y3zORMYzUODr-fUJ3My1yi72JjG3howd76cBa72hGEXkQieRWEW4dZcu8uKOlgJ6Q6gWzKZ-~hlIRAbmyLB6l7UlV6rL5raAjv4xx45H-sFnfTlSH8LQ~HSg-S6PIGJgzBam0i6EFPOUJrYagkyaMbt5TS5Ro76Wj3s8Xd4pRFVfFiIKW3j38TwDP5L~Y--pdjRJnb~Z7Q4X9r0BTlWCCp9p01F8mMK0~4TK6U7XochL9oJqDn1Pg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Annapolis Finance Committee voted to forward a fiscal-year-end transfer request from the police department that reallocates funds from salaries and benefits to contractual services, supplies and capital outlay.

Captain Amy McGinnis told the committee the transfer covers several unbudgeted or higher-than-expected costs, including increased software fees, unexpected costs on a new range ventilation project, additional ammunition use because of training on optics-equipped handguns, IT security work prompted by an Anne Arundel County incident, and a planned polygraph instrument purchase. \"There was also our new range ventilation project had a number of unexpected costs that we covered with funds that were supposed to be spent on other things,\" McGinnis said. \"Our current polygraph instrument is over 10 years old, and is out of date... they're about $10,000.\"

The motion associated with FT-14-25 seeks to move approximately $335,000 in funding that had been allocated for salaries to other line items. Finance staff and the police department said that the $335,000 roughly represents funding for about two officer positions, but the committee cautioned that the per-officer cost varies by rank and whether hires are new recruits or laterals. \"It depends on the level,\" a finance staff speaker said. \"...at the sergeant level, the ask was $167,000 for a new position. So it's roughly $160 to $180 per officer, give or take.\"

Committee members asked for clearer per-officer cost figures so future staffing and budget documents can reflect precise impacts. The committee voted unanimously to give FT-14-25 a favorable recommendation to the full council.

The discussion made clear these are internal reallocations at year-end rather than requests for additional net funds; staff described the transfer as covering shortages created by higher-than-expected costs and earlier budgeting assumptions that are being adjusted now.","The committee recommended moving $335,000 from police salaries and benefits to contractual services, supplies and capital outlay to cover unexpected software, range ventilation, equipment and IT security costs; staff said the salary portion roughly represents two officer positions depending on level.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6692712,"Finance committee backs emergency funding to remove abandoned fuel tank after sinkhole on Fourth Street",233,2060000,2293000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3798049-3138ece68bfa29c81accd2e5b09bbcbc&start=2060&end=2293","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3798049-3138ece68bfa29c81accd2e5b09bbcbc/thumbnail_2060000.jpg","/articles/6692712/Annapolis/Anne-Arundel-County/Maryland/Finance-committee-backs-emergency-funding-to-remove-abandoned-fuel-tank-after-sinkhole-on-Fourth-Street","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6692712-1493ef501fb39bb13c09a3fb3a7a04e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208032&Signature=lLa6Y1XlFs9IAE1z6vGzM3L-IPL52Qh11hUWXixyH~ZAiWtnlz2bKOCLftzbtAeklS593i~CBj3RzItwQ3pQVnuYNrYYisDQxI38NPRozCymilWiz~EgcyvuKtG0QROs3deMD2OFg4GFXwqzbhBrdhkB~6nfAqmkxQn2srVRNizylmV4JjYy-r-wKdH7mr45S52~wjiIXEfs4Jhdusc9YvqfwzCkm3BtmIhjPo3-1G10jqwLCDPZtRV0TD0QXsZVpGojrAKU3NBvvaTGE0tSgR5rpNTG--ziKPTGJE1Ee0qXuSFPQx8mf-jILNDaP9ou7nRlp2DUZ0gqirziA2jspw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Annapolis Finance Committee on Wednesday recommended emergency funding so the Department of Public Works can remove an abandoned underground fuel tank uncovered by a sinkhole on Fourth Street in Eastport.

The recommendation authorizes DPW to hire an environmental team to determine the tank’s size, excavate it, coordinate with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Oil Control Program and certify whether fuel has leaked into the subsurface. \"We have a sinkhole open up on Fourth Street in Eastport, and upon investigation, it was determined that it's actually an underground fuel tank that was abandoned,\" said Demayo of the Department of Public Works. \"It currently has fuel residue in it, so we have to go through MDE's oil control program.\"

Why it matters: the hole sits in the public right of way in front of the Boatyard Grill at the Severn Avenue intersection; DPW said repeated rain events are causing the hole to fill with water and erode the road beneath, raising the risk of a larger collapse that could require full street closure. The committee voted unanimously to forward the emergency funding recommendation to the full council.

DPW said the opening is currently blocked off to prevent injuries and that crews will coordinate directly with adjacent businesses if removal work will affect operations. \"We have the area blocked off with a cone there to prevent people from parking on top of it,\" Demayo said. \"If we don't repair it soon, we could have more road loss that could continue to go toward full road closure.\"

DPW also said its environmental team, which has been working on related fuel-tank issues on Spa Road, already contacted an MDE inspector and begun coordination. The committee record did not specify the exact dollar amount requested for the emergency work; committee members asked for rapid MDE engagement and gave DPW authority to proceed with next steps under MDE oversight.

The committee’s action was a favorable recommendation to the council for item FT-15-25; the motion passed by voice vote with all members saying \"aye.\"","The finance committee gave a favorable recommendation for emergency funding to remove an abandoned underground fuel tank discovered beneath a sinkhole on Fourth Street in Eastport; the Maryland Department of the Environment will be engaged and DPW said the site is blocked for safety.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6692699,"Committee forwards fourth-quarter general fund transfers, including $34,000 reallocation",136,1530000,1666000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3798049-3138ece68bfa29c81accd2e5b09bbcbc&start=1530&end=1666","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3798049-3138ece68bfa29c81accd2e5b09bbcbc/thumbnail_1530000.jpg","/articles/6692699/Annapolis/Anne-Arundel-County/Maryland/Committee-forwards-fourth-quarter-general-fund-transfers-including-34000-reallocation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6692699-80f4081066c812963a50694e8959533f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208032&Signature=TfoT4n1fXKAw4nFD7EskMiWPZLGwRaaA1PDBdvtKnNHX2b5Mh2QzeWSKeNWrdu~gYXRFx75YWiOEdi1qlYwVozKEL~8Hwu-WPmOz23nYSHbBflisuyxH2BNjBDGKZldRZZAgtZEuprrLlzl5OkhuUbQrtkLCSYKodep4lfyMC8UdEe9BEIZnu5bCWq6YAeb~bdJRCw9piO-IlrxXrYL2d4koor49gJ1uS3n81u6mMbN5G-YH05zuDFIkKlWBnEa2jdzkG4E4qhuZ0xkY4KkIeH4VBGalJjeopETtXummf4Pv75~gkaitbqywUZDqSu-yT1roWeJh02bXhfBK0E-lig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Annapolis Finance Committee voted to forward the city’s routine fourth-quarter general fund transfers, which move department line-item balances to cover anticipated overages at fiscal year end.

Finance staff described the transfers as the city’s annual final attempt to reconcile departmental accounts and to move funds where known expenses will exceed budgeted line items. Committee members noted one line item in the packet showed about $34,000 moving between categories to balance accounts across departments. Finance staff also said portions of the transfer reallocate money previously held in an unallocated class-and-comp contingency now that the city’s class-and-comp study is complete. \"Now that the class and comp has gone through, these are the net effects, in the general fund departments to cover those changes that came from the class and comp,\" a finance staff member said. \"So it's not additional funds that are needed, but it's just moving it from where we had that pot of money setting aside until it was finalized.\"

The committee approved FT-13-25 by unanimous voice vote and will forward the transfers to the full council for final action.","Finance staff explained year-end fourth-quarter transfers that move roughly $34,000 among line items and reallocate a 'class and comp' contingency to departments now that the study is finalized; the committee gave a favorable recommendation.","actionData","errors"]

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Finance committee backs transfer to cover Juneteenth celebration and Rec & Parks master-plan rollout

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Finance committee backs emergency funding to remove abandoned fuel tank after sinkhole on Fourth Street

Committee forwards fourth-quarter general fund transfers, including $34,000 reallocation