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Annapolis committee clears several grants and revenue adjustments including fire-boat match and 9-1-1 funds
Summary
The committee recommended recognition or favorable recommendation for several grant and revenue items: DNR match for a new fire boat, Anne Arundel County 9-1-1 fee revenue correction, returned OEM funds for the Prepare Annapolis app, and noted APD did not receive SAP funding for FY26.
The Annapolis Finance Committee on Oct. 15 moved several grant recognitions and revenue adjustments affecting public safety and emergency management.
Police funding: Captain Amy Meggeth of the Annapolis Police Department told the committee the State Aid for Police Protection (SAP) grant that the department usually receives was not awarded for FY26. Committee members estimated the usual award near $70,000 and clarified the city will temporarily absorb that salary cost in the general fund while monitoring vacancy savings and other offsets. “We did not get it,” Meggeth said of that particular grant, and finance staff confirmed the salaries are budgeted in the general fund and reimbursed when state grant revenue is received.
9-1-1 and returned OEM funds: The committee approved a revenue-adjustment request tied to Anne Arundel County 9-1-1 funds that are restricted to phone-related 9-1-1 expenses (salaries and supplies); finance staff said the grant revenue came in higher than budgeted and the appropriation needs correction so the revenue and expenditures align. Separately, OEM reported $3,940 returned from the Maryland Department of Emergency Management due to a state reorganization; the department proposed spending $2,900 on OEM equipment to support the city’s Prepare Annapolis app and $1,040.06 on training and education; the committee approved the plan.
Fire-boat grant: Nathan Powell, operations deputy chief for the fire department, said the Maryland Department of Natural Resources awarded a Waterway Improvement Grant that is a 50/50 match to buy equipment for a new fire boat the city has ordered. Staff said the city had budgeted its match and that the grant acceptance simply allows the city to recognize the revenue and offset the expenditure. The department expects delivery of the new craft next summer.
The committee moved favorable recommendations or recognitions for these items and approved them on voice votes.
