City Council
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers
Agenda — 36 items
- 1 Call To Order
- 2 Invocation
- 3 Pledge of Allegiance
- 4 Roll Call
- 5 State of the City Address
- 6 Approval of Agenda
- 7 PETITIONS, REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS
- 8 Reports by Committees
- 9 Comments by the General Public
- 10 CONSENT CALENDAR
- 11 Approval of Journal Proceedings
- 11 Approval of the Consent Calendar
- 12 Regular Meeting Minutes
- 13 Special Meeting Minutes
- 14 End of Consent Calendar
- 15 PUBLIC HEARINGS
- 16 Ordinances
- 17 Expiration of Special Exceptions to City Zoning Requirements - For the purpose of making the deadline for builders to utilize their special exception to City zoning requirements from one year to two years; making the issuance of a grading or building permit as the point when the special exception is "established"; adds requirements on when special exceptions expire; and generally related to the expiration of special exceptions.
- 18 LEGISLATIVE ACTION
- 19 FIRST READERS
- 20 Charter Amendment
- 21 Department of Central Services - For the purpose of reconstituting the Department of Central Services in the City Charter; moving public purchasing duties from the Finance Department to the Department of Central Services, and moving facilities management, fleet operations, and fleet replacement duties from the Department of Public Works to the Department of Central Services; and generally related to Department of Central Services responsibilities.
- 22 Ordinances
- 23 Annual Budget and Appropriation and Property Tax Levy - For the purpose of adopting the City Budget, comprising the Annual Operating Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the Capital Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, the Capital Improvement Program for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, June 30, 2027, June 30, 2028, June 30, 2029, and June 30, 2030; appropriating funds for all expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025; levying and imposing a property tax for the use of the City of Annapolis for the taxable year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025; and fixing the rate of the City property tax for the taxable year.
- 24 Department of Central Services - For the purpose of reconstituting the Department of Central Services in the City Charter; moving public purchasing duties from the Finance Department to the Department of Central Services, and moving facilities management, fleet operations, and fleet replacement duties from the Department of Public Works to the Department of Central Services; and generally related to Department of Central Services responsibilities.
- 25 Resolutions
- 26 Designating an Honorary Street Name to Commemorate Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity - To commemorate Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and its work in the City of Annapolis by the honorary designation of Franklin Street from Church Circle to Cathedral Street as "Alpha Phi Alpha Way."
- 27 FY 2025 Annual Fees Schedule - For the purpose of specifying fees that will be charged for the use of City services for Fiscal Year 2025; and providing an effective date.
- 28 FY 2025 Annual Fines Schedule - For the purpose of specifying fines that will be charged for Fiscal Year 2025 and providing an effective date.
- 29 FY 2025 Position Classifications and Pay Plan - For the purpose of approving the Fiscal Year 2025 annual position classifications and pay plan; and specifying an effective date.
- 30 SECOND READERS
- 31 Ordinances
- 32 Short-term Rental Licenses and Regulations - For the purpose of clarifying and limiting local eligibility requirements for a short-term rental operator’s license; providing definitions; making technical corrections; and generally relating to a rental operator’s license.
- 33 ADJOURNMENT
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- 35 Note