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Annapolis postpones executive pay ranges and classification changes after committee debate
Summary
The City Council delayed several linked personnel measures — including proposed executive pay ranges and exempt classification updates — to the second March meeting after committees requested more time to reconcile pay rules, job descriptions and budget timing.
The Annapolis City Council on Feb. 24 voted to postpone several interrelated personnel and pay-rule measures so committees could complete review and align implementation with the budget schedule.
Resolutions and ordinances the council delayed included the executive pay-range resolution and a city code update to exempt service job classifications (referenced in council materials as R5324, O34-24 and related items). Councilmembers and staff said the measures raise interdependent issues — job titles, career-ladder treatments, whether deputy and assistant managers should share titles and how the executive-pay rules will be administered — and that additional committee time was needed before final votes.
Human Resources Director Patricia Hopkins (speaking during the meeting) and other staff noted that several recruitments remain on hold pending completion of pay-range and classification work; Hopkins listed vacancies that could not be filled without the pay/range action, including a GIS specialist in public works and a pretreatment manager in utilities. Assistant City Manager Vicky Buckland and the city manager urged the council to move items forward to avoid further hiring delays; committee chairs said additional review would allow cleaner implementing language.
Why it matters: the postponed measures affect pay ranges, job descriptions and the city’s ability to hire for approved positions. Council members and staff highlighted that some budgeted hires are on hold until the classification and pay rules are finalized.
What’s next: the council referred the measures back to rules and finance committees and set a tentative return for the council’s second meeting in March. Staff said they will prepare the implementing pay-rule language and updated job descriptions for committee review.
