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Council committee moves $30,000 to rental-assistance program; snow-removal transfer paused after Open Meetings Act concern

2342282 · February 19, 2025
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Summary

A city council committee recommended a $30,000 transfer to the rental assistance program and paused consideration of a Public Works transfer for snow removal after the city attorney raised a possible Open Meetings Act violation tied to a remote participant’s technical difficulty.

A committee of the Annapolis City Council recommended transferring $30,000 from an existing account into the city’s rental assistance program, while lawmakers paused consideration of a separate transfer meant to fund snow-removal work after a city attorney warned that a remote participant could not be seen or heard by the public.

Committee members approved the rental-assistance recommendation on a voice vote. Community services staff described the action as a reallocation of funds that had been set aside for a different purpose within the Office of Community Services and said the $30,000 “appears on both on…

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