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Annapolis councilors debate timing and scope of O‑34 job‑classification ordinance
Summary
At a March 20 work session, Annapolis City Council members questioned whether Ordinance O‑34‑24 should take effect while a related charter amendment is in its 54‑day waiting period and sought clarity on which positions belong in code vs. resolution.
Ordinance O‑34‑24, which would revise exempt‑service listings and job classifications in the city code, drew detailed questions from Annapolis City Council members at a March 20 work session about timing, legal effect and the practical difference between positions placed in the municipal code and those controlled by resolution.
Council members asked whether the ordinance can be enacted while a related charter amendment remains in the 54‑day waiting period required by state code and pressed staff on why some positions appear in the code as “exempt service” while other position titles and pay schedules are handled by resolution.
The question about the waiting period arose after a council member asked whether the council should refrain from acting on the ordinance until the charter amendment becomes final. The city attorney replied that the city “could vote…
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