City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, February 18, 2026  
10:30 AM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Finance Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderwoman O'Neill called the Regular Meeting to order at 10:30 am.  
2 - Alderwoman O'Neill and Alderman Thorp  
1 - Alderman Huntley  
Present:  
Absent:  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Alderman Thorp moved to approve the Regular Meeting agenda. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Regular Meeting Minutes  
Attachments: FC 2.4.26  
Alderman Thorp moved to postpone until the next meeting March 4th, 2026.  
Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote.  
Appointments and Re-appointments  
Appointment - Mr. Ross Arnett - Financial Advisory Commission  
Appointee Mr. Ross Arnett was present to answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Thorp moved to recommend AP-12-26 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED  
on voice vote.  
Supplemental Appropriations  
Grant - Anne Arundel County: Senator Amoss Grant - Fire  
Attachments: SA-15-26  
Chief of Fire Remaley was present to answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Thorp moved to recommend SA-15-26 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED  
on voice vote.  
Legislation  
Extending the Public Paddlecraft Rack Pilot Project  
For the purpose of extending a City of Annapolis pilot project; allowing a public  
paddlecraft rack in a street-end city park located on the City's waterfront; lowering  
the paddlecraft rack fee; and generally related to the paddlecraft pilot project.  
Littmann and Savidge  
Sponsors:  
Deputy City Manager for Resilience and Sustainability Guild was present to  
answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Thorp moved to recommend R-4-26 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
General Discussion  
Finance Department Update  
Current Acting Finance Director Joel Pallikal, Assistant Finance Director Ajayi,  
and Acting City Manager Buckland were present to answer questions from the  
committee.  
Adjournment  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was  
adjourned at 10:57 pm.  
Kalyn Jackson  
City Council Associate  
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