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Finance committee approves $2,500 state grant for fire department stop‑the‑bleed kits
Summary
The Finance Standing Committee approved SA 126, a $2,500 state grant to buy stop‑the‑bleed training kits for the fire department. No local match is required and the fire department was not present for discussion.
The Finance Standing Committee approved a supplemental appropriation to purchase stop‑the‑bleed training kits for the Annapolis Fire Department.
The committee approved SA 126, a state grant for $2,500 that requires no local match. The committee chair described it as “my favorite kind of supplemental appropriation where somebody’s giving us money,” and members voted in favor without recorded opposition.
The grant was presented as a routine supplemental appropriation; no fire department staff attended to provide details at the meeting. Committee members asked no substantive questions before the vote.
The appropriation will be processed through the city’s finance office and added to the current fiscal year’s budget, per the supplemental appropriation control number confirmed during the meeting.
Votes at a glance: SA 126 — approved by voice vote; tally not specified in the record.
No implementation timeline or distribution plan for the kits was provided during the meeting, and no department representative was present to answer follow‑up questions.
