City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, April 29, 2026  
12:30 PM  
Special Meeting - Budget Hearing  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Finance Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderman Huntley called the Special Meeting to order at 12:33 pm.  
3 - Alderman Huntley, Alderwoman O'Neill and Alderman Thorp  
Present:  
Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here)  
Alderwoman O'Neill moved to approve the Special Meeting agenda. Seconded.  
CARRIED on voice vote.  
Business and Miscellaneous  
Approval of Minutes  
Special Meeting Minutes  
Attachments: FC 4.28.26  
Alderman Thorp moved to approve FC 4.28.26. Seconded. CARRIED on voice  
vote.  
General Discussion  
Annapolis Fire Department (AFD)  
Acting Finance Director Joel Pallikal, Chief of Fire Remaley, Deputy Chief Lopez,  
Acting Deputy Chief of Fire Ortlieb, Fire Administrative Specialist Coughlin, and  
Budget Analyst Turner were present to answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Thorp requested FY25,FY26 YTD and FY27 Projections for the "Over  
Time" in the Fire Department.  
Meeting went into Recess at 1:32 pm.  
Office of Law  
Attachments: LAW-PP-FY2027  
Meeting Reconvened at 1:42 pm.  
Acting City Attorney Berger, Office of Law Paralegal Steel, City Clerk  
Watkins-Eldridge and Budget Analyst Turner were present to answer questions  
from the committee.  
Alderman Thorp requested that the input metric of "number of meetings staff and  
counsel were required to attend, including pre- and post- legal and liaison  
support" moving forward.  
Alderman Thorp requested that Acting City Attorney Berger check over the fee  
schedule resolution to solidify the fees that have been added for the fees in the  
Office of Law before we approve the fee schedule resolution.  
Alderman Thorp requested that City Attorney Berger follow up with the  
committee about resources that the Office of Law may need to be more efficient  
than they currently have.  
Meeting went into Recess at 2:24 pm.  
Department of Planning & Zoning  
Meeting Reconvened at 2:50 pm.  
Acting Finance Director Pallikal, Director of Planning & Zoning Jakubiak, Senior  
Budget Analyst Johnson, and Budget Analyst Turner were present to answer  
questions from the committee.  
Alderman Huntley requested Director of Planning & Zoning Jakubiak follow-up  
with information on why FY27 Proposed column is different from FY26 Projected  
for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund.  
Alderwoman O'Neill requested further information on where/how the "Hero  
Program" will be funded in the budget?  
Adjournment  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was  
adjourned at 3:55 pm..  
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City Council Associate  
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