City of Annapolis  
160 Duke Of Gloucester Street  
Annapolis, MD 21401  
Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final  
Wednesday, February 4, 2026  
10:30 AM  
Regular Meeting  
Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr.  
City Council Chambers  
Finance Committee  
Call To Order  
Roll Call  
Alderman Huntley called the Regular Meeting to order at 10:38 am.  
2 - Alderman Huntley and Alderman Thorp  
1 - Alderwoman O'Neill  
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 1.21.26  
Alderman Thorp moved to approve FC 1.21.26. Seconded. CARRIED on voice  
vote.  
Legislation  
Property Tax - Child Care Centers, Family Child Care Homes, and Large  
Family Child Care Homes  
For the purpose of creating real property tax credits for child care providers who own  
the property where they operate a state-licensed or registered child care center,  
family child care home, or large family child care home; allowing businesses of a  
certain size that own their property and have on-site child care facilities to participate  
in the tax credit program; setting the real property tax credit at a maximum of  
$10,000; and generally related to tax credits for child care providers.  
Schandelmeier and O'Neill  
Sponsors:  
Alderman Schandelmeier and Acting City Manager Buckland were present to  
answer questions from the committee.  
Alderman Thorp moved to recommend O-1-26 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on  
voice vote.  
General Discussion  
CIP Project’s Update  
Alderman Schandelmeier, Acting City Manager Buckland, Director of Public  
Works Vogel and Bureau Chief McKeown were present to answer questions from  
the committee.  
The Finance Committee requested Director of Public Works Vogel give an CIP  
Project update in Finance on the agenda quarterly (every 3 months).  
Finance Department Update  
Acting City Manager Buckland,Current Acting Finance Director Joel Pallikal and  
Former Acting Finance Director Trudeau were present to answer questions from  
the committee.  
Adjournment  
Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was  
adjourned at 11:51 am.  
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