160 Duke Of Gloucester  
Street  
City of Annapolis  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Special Meeting Minutes  
City Council  
Tuesday, May 26, 2026  
7:00 PM  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Special Meeting  
Call To Order  
Moment of Silence  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Roll Call  
Acting Mayor Thorp called the Special Meeting to order at 7:00 pm.  
Presented.  
Led by Acting Mayor Thorp.  
Tonight's roll call began with Alderman Huntley.  
Present: 8 - Alderman Huntley, Alderwoman O'Neill, Alderman Smith-Brown, Alderwoman  
Allsup-Johnson, Alderman Schandelmeier, Alderwoman Contee, Alderman Savidge  
and Alderman Thorp  
Absent: 1 - Mayor Littmann  
Approval of Agenda  
Alderwoman O'Neill moved to approve the agenda as amended to REMOVE ID-130-26 A  
Proclamation for Pride Month 2026 from tonight’s agenda. Seconded. CARRIED on voice  
vote.  
Ceremonial Items  
ID-129-26  
Proclamation: National Gun Violence Awareness Day  
Attachments: ID-129-26 National Gun Violence Awareness Day Proclamation  
This Ceremonial Item was presented.  
PETITIONS, REPORTS & COMMUNICATIONS  
Update from the Mayor's Office  
Acting Mayor Thorp presented the update.  
Reports by Committees  
Standing Committee Dates:  
No Meetings Scheduled prior to the Special Meeting on 6.1.26.  
Comments by the General Public  
Speakers:  
Allison Webster-Giddings, 1011 Moss Haven Court, Annapolis, Maryland 21403.  
Laura Sullivan, 25 Wagner Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.  
Acting Mayor Thorp declared comment from the general public closed.  
Council Discussion  
ID-123-26  
Advisory Boards and Commissions Governance Modernization  
Presenter: Community Engagement Strategist Richards  
Attachments: ID-123-26 Boards & Commissions Governance Modernization Presentation  
Community Engagement Strategist Richards gave a presentation and answered questions  
from the council.  
PUBLIC HEARINGS  
Public Hearings Continued  
O-8-26  
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, 2027, the Capital  
Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027, the Capital Improvement  
Program for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2028, June 30, 2029, June  
30, 2030, June 30, 2031, and June 30, 2032; appropriating funds for all  
expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June  
30, 2027; levying and imposing a property tax for the use of the City of  
Annapolis for the taxable year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30,  
2027; and fixing the rate of the City property tax for the taxable year.  
Sponsors: Littmann  
Attachments: O-8-26 First Reader  
O-8-26 Proposed Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Program  
(FY2027-FY2032)  
O-8-26 Fiscal Impact Note  
O-8-26 - Appendix A  
O-8-26 - Appendix B  
O-8-26 - Appendix C  
O-8-26 - Appendix D  
O-8-26 Finance Committee's FY27 Budget Report  
O-8-26 Planning Commission - Capital Improvement Program Report Update  
O-8-26 Financial Advisory Commission Advisory Opinion  
O-8-26 FY 2027 List of Proposed Budget Amendments  
O-8-26 L-B-1 Balancing Amendment to the Operating & Capital Budget  
O-8-26 Final FY 2027 Budget Amendment List With Votes  
Speakers:  
Frieda K. Wildey, 403 Chesapeake Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland 21403.  
Paul Rankin, 408 First Street, Annapolis, Maryland 21403.  
Acting Mayor Thorp accepted into the record.the letter from the Planning Commission  
dated May 8, 2026, signed by Alex Pline, Chair of the Planning Commission.  
Acting Mayor Thorp declared the public hearing on O-8-26 closed.  
R-10-26  
FY 2027 Annual Fees Schedule  
For the purpose of specifying fees that will be charged for the use of City  
services for Fiscal Year 2027; and providing an effective date.  
Sponsors: Littmann  
Attachments: R-10-26 First Reader  
R-10-26 FY 2027 Fees Schedule - Proposed  
R-10-26 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-10-26 Finance Committee's FY27 Budget Report  
R-10-26 FY27 Proposed Amendments  
R-10-26 FY27 Budget Amendment Submission List  
R-10-26 FY27 Fees Schedule - Proposed (updated with Council's June 1  
amendment markup)  
Acting Mayor Thorp declared the public hearing R-10-26 closed.  
R-11-26  
FY 2027 Fines Schedule  
For the purpose of specifying fines that will be charged for Fiscal Year  
2027; and providing an effective date.  
Sponsors: Littmann  
Attachments: R-11-26 First Reader  
R-11-26 FY 2027 Fines Schedule - Proposed  
R-11-26 Fiscal Impact Note  
R-11-26 Finance Committee's FY27 Budget Report  
R-11-26 FY27 Proposed Fines Amendments  
R-11-26 FY27 Fines Schedule Resolution  
R-11-26 FY27 Fines Schedule - Proposed (updated with Council's June 1  
amendment markup)  
Acting Mayor Thorp declared the public hearing on R-11-26 closed.  
R-12-26  
FY 2027 Position Classifications and Pay Plan  
For the purpose of approving the Fiscal Year 2027 annual position  
classifications and pay plan; and specifying an effective date.  
Sponsors: Littmann  
Attachments: R-12-26 First Reader  
R-12-26 FY27 Job Classification - Proposed  
R-12-26 Fiscal Impact Note  
Finance Committee's FY27 Budget Report  
Acting Mayor Thorp declared the public hearing on R-12-26 closed.  
New Public Hearings  
O-9-26  
Updating the Standing Committees Section of the City Code  
For the purpose of expanding the oversight authority of the Environmental  
Matters Committee to include certain environmentally-related provisions  
of Title 17 (Buildings and Construction) and Title 21 (Planning and  
Zoning); requiring that proposed amendments to those provisions be  
referred to the Environmental Matters Committee; clarifying the matters  
to be considered by the Rules and City Government Committee; updating  
the scope of the Economic Matters Committee to reflect current  
technology and workforce matters; establishing a procedure for automatic  
and discretionary committee referrals; and generally reformatting and  
updating the Standing Committees section of the City Code.  
Sponsors: Savidge, Smith-Brown and Schandelmeier  
Attachments: O-9-26 First Reader  
O-9-26 Legislative Summary  
O-9-26 Staff and Staffing Impact Report  
O-9-26 Fiscal Impact Report  
O-9-26 Amendment 1 - Huntley  
Acting Mayor Thorp declared the public hearing on O-9-26 closed.  
O-10-26  
Reducing the Human Relations Commission Membership  
For the purpose of reducing the membership of the Human Relations  
Commission from fifteen to nine members; providing for a transition  
period during which existing members serve out their terms; and generally  
relating to the composition of the Human Relations Commission.  
Sponsors: Contee  
Attachments: O-10-26 First Reader  
O-10-26 Legislative Summary  
O-10-26 Staff and Staffing Impact Report  
O-10-26 Fiscal Impact Report  
Speaker O-10-26:  
Chuck Hurley, 5 Park Place, Annapolis, Maryland 21401.  
Acting Mayor Thorp declared the public hearing on O-10-26 closed.  
LEGISLATIVE ACTION  
FIRST READERS  
Ordinances  
O-11-26  
Allowing Long-Term Room Rentals in Private Homes  
For the purpose of establishing a regulatory framework permitting  
rooming houses (boarding houses) as long-term rentals in private  
residences; providing for licensing, operational standards, and zoning  
approval; ensuring compliance with applicable Maryland state law and the  
City of Annapolis housing code; updating definitions and use tables in  
Title 21 to include “rooming house”; and generally relating to rooming  
houses.  
Sponsors: Schandelmeier, Contee, Huntley, Savidge and Allsup-Johnson  
Attachments: O-11-26 First Reader  
O-11-26 Legislative Summary  
O-11-26 Fiscal Impact Report  
O-11-26 Staff and Staffing Impact Report revised  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to adopt O-11-26 on first reader. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
Acting Mayor Thorp referred O-11-26 to the Planning Commission.  
Acting Mayor Thorp referred O-11-26 to the Rules and City Government Committee.  
Acting Mayor Thorp referred O-11-26 to the Economic Matters Committee.  
O-13-26  
Permitting and Zoning - Stadium Accessory Structures  
For the purpose of expressly allowing certain temporary structures as an  
accessory to a stadium, subject to continued compliance with applicable  
building and safety codes, without being required to obtain successive  
temporary structure permits; and generally relating to stadium accessory  
structures.  
Attachments: O-13-26 First Reader  
O-13-26 Staff and Staffing Impact Report  
O-13-26 Fiscal Impact Note  
Alderwoman O'Neill moved to adopt O-13-26 on first reader. Seconded. CARRIED on voice  
vote.  
Acting Mayor Thorp referred O-13-26 to the Planning Commission.  
Acting mayor Thorp referred O-13-26 to the Rules and City Government Committee.  
Alderman Schandelmeier - Cosponsor Added.  
Resolutions  
R-17-26  
Fees Related to O-11-26, Allowing Long-Term Room Rentals in Private  
Homes  
For the purpose of updating the Fees to add a rooming house operating  
license fee and to amend existing rental license fee descriptions in  
connection with Ordinance 11-26, which establishes a regulatory  
framework permitting rooming houses (boarding houses) as long-term  
rentals in private residences and provides for licensing, operational  
standards, and zoning approval.  
Attachments: R-17-26 First Reader  
R-17-26 Staff and Staffing Impact Report  
R-17-26 Fiscal Impact Report  
Alderman Schandelmeier moved to adopt R-17-26 on first reader. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
Acting mayor Thorp referred R-17-26 to the Finance Committee.  
R-18-26  
Human Resources Director - Charles A. Hall, Jr.  
For the purpose of expressly confirming the appointment of Charles A.  
Hall, Jr., as Human Resources Director; consenting to compensating the  
Human Resources Director; and setting an effective date.  
Sponsors: Littmann  
Attachments: R-18-26 First Reader  
R-18-26 Staff and Staffing Impact Report  
Alderwoman O'Neill moved to adopt R-18-26 on first reader. Seconded. CARRIED on voice  
vote.  
ADJOURNMENT  
8:23 pm  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Special Meeting was adjourned at 8:23 pm.  
Regina C. Watkins-Eldridge, MMC  
City Clerk