Council actions at special April 28 meeting: reappointments and supplemental appropriations approved; several resolutions adopted

At its April 28 special meeting, the Annapolis City Council adopted several items on unanimous or voice vote during the public meeting and on second reading after suspending rules where noted. The transcript records the following formal actions and outcomes.

- Reappointment to Police Accountability Board (AP 10:25): The council approved the reappointment of Sharon Ellis to the Police Accountability Board. Motion moved and seconded; councilors answered “aye” and the reappointment passed.

- Supplemental appropriations: - SA 29-25 (Capital, Department of Public Works, capital reserve): Motion to approve was moved and seconded; the council voted to approve. (No detailed roll-call tally in the transcript.) - SA 30-25 (General, Department of Planning and Zoning reserve for one-time uses): Motion to approve was moved and seconded; the council approved after a brief question about the accounting approach and a staff explanation that the method was used for clearer record-keeping. - SA 31-25 (General Fund, FEMA grant): Motion to approve was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Ordinance/resolution and legislative actions: - R 25-25 (temporary waiving of certain citations for waterfront activities in R-4 District): The council added this item to the agenda, moved to adopt, suspended the rules given the seasonal timeliness, and advanced it on second reading; the motion carried by ayes on roll call. - R 15-25 (friendship relationship with Frankston, Australia): Adopted on second reading (motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded as ayes). - R 19-25 (memorial honoring the life and legacy of the late U.S. Representative Parren J. Mitchell): Council adopted the resolution as amended, with councilors moving and seconding an amendment that clarified Representative Mitchell’s connections to Annapolis; the amended resolution passed by roll call.

The transcript records motions, seconder confirmations and voice votes for several items and includes roll-call readings and ayes for second-reading actions. The meeting minutes and official clerk record will contain the authoritative vote tallies and recorded roll-call results; the transcript records multiple “aye” responses and specific roll-call sequences for second-reading resolutions but does not print a fully enumerated vote tally for every action in the audio excerpts provided.

No ordinances on first reading requiring extended debate were defeated or tabled during the special meeting.