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Finance Director Moran described the ordinance as an administrative step to match bond authority to the FY26 adopted budget and earlier appropriations: \"Although [the ordinance] looks very large, it's because those bonds have not been sold for such a substantial amount of time,\" Moran said. She and other staff emphasized the ordinance does not obligate the city to sell the full amount immediately.

Nut graf: Committee members pressed for clarity on what will be issued and what projects will proceed. Finance staff said the practical plan is to issue a smaller amount based on cash-flow needs; Moran said her current projection is that about $36 million will be issued in the near term, with the remainder held as authority and reevaluated as projects move forward. The ordinance includes schedules breaking down prior appropriations, recent FY26 additions, projected project totals and funding sources.

Members sought more detailed, project-level timing and asked public works and finance to provide a clearer rollout showing which projects would realistically be completed in the coming years and which are likely to be deferred. Staff said the capital budget (CIP) shows planned timing and that the departments will provide a refined, realistic spend-down plan prior to final action. The committee approved a favorable recommendation and directed staff to follow up on City Dock and other large projects to reconcile exhibit numbers with the capital budget.

Ending: The ordinance advances to the council. Staff reiterated that issuing bonds will follow cash-flow needs and market conditions and that the city can choose short-term BANs or wait for long-term bond sales depending on interest-rate considerations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance Committee Meeting September 3 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Finance Standing Committee on Sept. 3 voted to recommend O-31-25, an ordinance authorizing issuance of general obligation bonds and bond anticipation notes aggregating previously appropriated but unissued project funding—shown in the ordinance at about $73 million.","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},6478413,"Committee approves $10,000 one-time grant to Banneker-Douglas museum for youth trip to Senegal",352,1951000,2303000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5709041-bc079d36c258b669238451739688844f&start=1951&end=2303","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5709041-bc079d36c258b669238451739688844f/thumbnail_1951000.jpg","/articles/6478413/Annapolis/Anne-Arundel-County/Maryland/Committee-approves-10000-one-time-grant-to-Banneker-Douglas-museum-for-youth-trip-to-Senegal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478413-e509769ce30d705ded7eb57276efe137/orig.mp4?Expires=1775223960&Signature=QI2iqJ2Enz6-L7GZo6HXIil83SiwldYT0fha72x3xPWM9cEzUJUTuGiX~lEmbhEyOEr8uX03P3QsMwCT41rFHCEGrGw9B7ouYj8XVIkC0-hFQqBDt1tbFNKDfvU3rVbI96P830O4EkAUBUxxEEoinZuWtzHzplpI1fNbvpHSkhWZgN0INBclUP2CnaaSKgXddSkZotdsdqw-0H~~M9i-fp1g~np9yqDUvdhQT9m-c-MWYR8gpTYXLY0oSMyLAXtJIMt3LU89lrSgQyw4qSVYXSRcirk2jS7LXza4zaArFryLwG6fGhJ8~4SBg3EIt8Ipmo8ata2T9Qtcln4k50w63g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Finance Standing Committee voted to recommend SA 6-16 on Sept. 3, a one-time allocation moved from city council special projects to support the Banneker-Douglas Museum's after-school program and a planned youth trip to Senegal.

Committee staff said the request stemmed from an alderman's outreach and that the funds would support airfare and travel expenses for participating youth. \"My understanding is that it is [to] support airfare and travel expenses for those youth participants,\" a staffer said. Committee members noted the city's one-time reserve fund had been largely drawn down in recent budgeting and that approving the grant would reduce the remaining one-time-use balance; a finance official said the transfer would leave about $30,000 unspent in that reserve.

Nut graf: Members debated whether making a small city grant encourages outside funders to contribute; staff suggested local funding can help leverage county, state or national support. One committee member stated opposition to using one-time reserve funds for this purpose and voted against the recommendation. The motion passed and the item will go to the full council for final action.

Ending: Staff said other organizations also contribute to the trip and that the city's contribution was intended to help leverage additional support; the committee advanced the request to council.","The committee recommended sending SA 6-16 to council: a one-time grant from city special projects to the Banneker-Douglas Museum to help fund an after-school program and a youth trip to Senegal. One member voiced opposition to spending one-time reserve funds.",{"_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},6478417,"Committee backs state-funded fire cadet internship; city to cover benefits and gear costs",404,1548000,1952000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5709041-bc079d36c258b669238451739688844f&start=1548&end=1952","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5709041-bc079d36c258b669238451739688844f/thumbnail_1548000.jpg","/articles/6478417/Annapolis/Anne-Arundel-County/Maryland/Committee-backs-state-funded-fire-cadet-internship-city-to-cover-benefits-and-gear-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478417-4c0d5be354c21642fb8a34e9d103265e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775223960&Signature=SMnkbp1ac-AiM4WQd2Md79qROne2QgzKhpBjLXwL1G5HseiOSsx8Gl0jQhecG-BCfaSsQcOuZWX8uM-JfNt8t2HtVFshpDxlOAoeknMDucm28rFM1dSLjAwX~a8f12ohvdbb8mKizwZZ5FHqmGPqNjZ3UZaLqhwZgYCNB9cNEIBkK99AO7sfV4mCz0T992EeYP8in9kT65hxI89ho4BiOX69CWrIgZf7HJexCiXCOA2vVLqXt~2XDthxWp~eoLz-nWUeQLG5YUCChy5Dnp7h9SqunTpxtlq4QAjeNTjxV3YMftq1aNsjZNKpiownwmDO7dNNJFv12vZhe1hoM1GG5g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Finance Standing Committee on Sept. 3 recommended approval of SA 5-26, a partnership-based cadet and intern program run by the Annapolis Fire Department with funding from the Maryland Department of Service and the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute.

\"The state is funding the hourly cost for these interns,\" Fire Chief Doug Romali told the committee, describing a program that will bring 10 participants through training that provides national firefighter/EMT certifications. Chief Romali said the city must cover employer-side payroll costs and protective clothing: \"Because they are 40 hour week employees and because of, human resources laws, we have to be able to provide them benefits, at least offer benefits... we also have to... put them in protective clothing, which is costly. So, we're picking up those costs.\"

Nut graf: The chief said the city and partner organizations (the mayor's office and city manager's office) identified funding sources to limit the department's budgetary impact; he said roughly $40,000 in support came from city management and the mayor's office. Committee members applauded the pipeline effect and asked for updates as the program runs; Chief Romali said the cohort is \"a very diverse group of individuals\" and that three of the interns are female.

Ending: The committee voted to forward SA 5-26 with a favorable recommendation. Staff said they will report progress as the program is implemented and will continue outreach to keep a local recruitment pipeline.","The committee recommended SA 5-26, a state-partnership cadet/intern program that will bring 10 paid interns into Annapolis Fire Department training; the state covers hourly pay but the city will provide benefits, FICA and protective clothing funded by a mix of department budget and mayor/manager office contributions.",{"_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},6478422,"Finance committee backs transfer from capital reserve to fix double-counted transportation roof funding",671,861000,1532000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5709041-bc079d36c258b669238451739688844f&start=861&end=1532","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5709041-bc079d36c258b669238451739688844f/thumbnail_861000.jpg","/articles/6478422/Annapolis/Anne-Arundel-County/Maryland/Finance-committee-backs-transfer-from-capital-reserve-to-fix-double-counted-transportation-roof-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478422-6e657274bad9a5eaba15f36dd81119cb/orig.mp4?Expires=1775223960&Signature=EJ7HXIL8SFmTippWFGSTNnHtQ0h~FYFInqiZ0gvMAQt7VWZhi2jNNE3oqL9zQOHhODz~whqWZb9X8AVUZptKIyOHcnZebNJxrpDoipg46G9XW~RIpI3JCF-psdxM9UZDMyg6hBbDhNTDPj9EBCDXwb9y21u7bie2YaA9cJ531rJIn~12E72RHk2X-NTOqvulaRPVBRsFtHOA4jbpUtmHWYsQ3dIqf9lxrLWjPrM3D~4EnjcaSGzGc9sZvkzk29FaBAtqEdMTfQCba3uHm3FMq7iA3T5qeFE2VGqegOZpmsUTPgzbjNC3Vd6Tf5sF0j2iz~YZK~6jW-smBkaHZfbOKQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Finance Standing Committee on Sept. 3 recommended approval of SA 4-26, a budget adjustment that shifts funds from the city's capital reserve to cover a Department of Transportation roof-replacement project after staff said a grant had been double-counted in the FY26 budget.

Director Moran (Finance Department) explained the error: a grant included in FY25 was double-counted in FY26, creating a shortfall. \"We had a grant last year. We then double counted it for this year. And so we need to replace that accidental double counting with capital reserve funds,\" a committee member summarized; Moran confirmed the description.

Nut graf: Committee members pressed for specifics about the reserve balance and alternatives for replenishing it. Staff identified three options: 1) use capital reserve (the option advanced in SA 4-26), 2) reallocate capital reserve funding from another FY26 project, or 3) draw on the parking fund balance to support the transportation fund. Staff said taking $405,000 would leave about $600,000 in capital reserves and that the parking fund has already been subsidizing transportation activity.

Members asked staff to prepare a prioritized list of capital-reserve-funded FY26 projects that could be delayed and to involve the transportation and public works directors in those discussions. The committee voted to forward SA 4-26 with a favorable recommendation and asked finance staff to circulate options by email or present them at the next finance meeting for a proposed ordinance to replenish the reserve.

Ending: The committee advanced the item and set a follow-up to identify specific projects that could be deferred or reallocated to replenish capital reserve funds.","The committee recommended favorably on SA 4-26 to move capital reserve funds to cover a roof-replacement transportation project after staff said a grant had been double-counted in the FY26 budget; members asked for options to replenish reserves.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6478427,"Finance committee forwards $9,000 state gun-violence overtime grant for Annapolis police",205,641000,846000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5709041-bc079d36c258b669238451739688844f&start=641&end=846","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5709041-bc079d36c258b669238451739688844f/thumbnail_641000.jpg","/articles/6478427/Annapolis/Anne-Arundel-County/Maryland/Finance-committee-forwards-9000-state-gun-violence-overtime-grant-for-Annapolis-police","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6478427-79f11e5fabe17082c7c10b53159cf54c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775223960&Signature=JGHxnvv39xFNfcwQyH4eTxmCPQIvgw0LPZJ-QCvQjJjDVUhPAtqAO6HSMXg1R5Q9V1IqYDyXWgg4bf9RYLzUVtZEgKMGp08MTKV2DQMKxCZU3Xz-7pzi7qaQZM8PznYK3p3VRnB3N672h9fp4Qs16zu0UmjxOkPxLBxQ6yZ4Mg7pcIgGsPCw71XgnlLOLOc9tEeurwUljvqIhc-pEPOvsE8W7to3WoVFchkBqOmpYuPvhHYlsbqRtLo8HJVpHj33-wMN40SQwvsfXZopxKO2mw8I8LpcUrv8P9XwbPVx9NrV~Yb-yaqsadi2cjGmRhPCI3ptQc~5nrnCTCUp4-ZbVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Finance Standing Committee gave a favorable recommendation on SA 3-26 on Sept. 3, sending a governor's office gun-violence reduction grant of just over $9,000 to the Annapolis Police Department (APD) for overtime staffing.

Captain Amy Meggeth, captain of administrative services for the Annapolis Police Department, told the committee the award was smaller than the department requested but will be used for officer overtime targeting communities that have experienced gun violence and to serve warrants for people wanted for gun crimes. \"We applied for more funds than we received, but we received just over 9,000 for overtime for officers to work in communities that have experienced gun violence and to make arrests, to for people wanted for gun crimes,\" Meggeth said.

Nut graf: Committee members asked how the smaller award compared with past grant awards and how many overtime hours the money would purchase. Meggeth said APD has not received the grant in recent years, that the department had requested roughly $40,000 this round, and that the award will pay approximately 20 hours for a supervisor and about 103 hours for an officer.

In discussion, members noted the award was smaller than past grants; Meggeth said state funding for the program has declined and the department was \"happy to get it, this time at least.\" A motion to recommend approval passed without recorded opposition and will move to the full City Council.

Ending: The committee did not amend conditions on the grant; staff will proceed with the accepted award and the item will advance to the council for final acceptance.","The Finance Standing Committee gave a favorable recommendation to SA 3-26, a governor's office gun-violence reduction grant of just over $9,000 for Annapolis Police Department overtime shifts aimed at neighborhoods affected by gun violence.","actionData","errors"]

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