Finance Committee

City of Annapolis 160 Duke Of Gloucester Street Annapolis, MD 21401 Standing Committee Meeting Minutes - Final Wednesday, October 16, 2024 11:00 AM Regular Meeting Mayor John T. Chambers, Jr. City Council Chambers Finance Committee Finance Committee Standing Committee Meeting October 16, 2024 Minutes - Final Call To Order Alderman Huntley called the Regular Meeting to order at 11:01 am. Roll Call Present: 3- Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderwoman O'Neill and Alderman Huntley Approval of Agenda (any changes to the agenda should be made here) Alderwoman Finlayson moved to approve the Regular Meeting agenda. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Business and Miscellaneous Approval of Minutes FC 10.2.24 Regular Meeting Minutes Attachments: FC10.2.24 Alderwoman Finlayson moved to approve FC 10.2.24. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Supplemental Appropriations SA-10-25 General - City Manager - Reserve for One-Time Uses Attachments: SA-10-25 City Attorney Lyles, Assistant City Manager Buckland, Finance Director Dickinson, and Budget Manager Connolly were present to answer questions from the committee. Alderwoman Finlayson moved to recommend SA-10-25 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. Legislation City of Annapolis Page 2 Finance Committee Standing Committee Meeting October 16, 2024 Minutes - Final O-11-24 Tenant Displacement Fund - For the purpose of establishing a fund for providing assistance to tenants who are displaced when rental units are deemed unfit for human habitation by the City; basing funding for tenants on specific criteria; and generally related to emergency housing needs in the City of Annapolis. Sponsors: Gay Attachments: O-11-24 First Reader O-11-24 Legislative Summary O-11-24 Staff Report O-11-24 Fiscal Impact Note Assistant City Manager Buckland was present to answer questions from the committee. Alderwoman Finlayson recommended Alderman Gay meet with Assistant City Manager Buckland and Finance Director Dickinson to discuss the legislation further. Alderman Huntley moved to no action taken. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. O-20-24 Elections - Surplus Funds and Reporting Deadlines - For the purpose of updating candidate reporting deadline requirements and penalties for municipal elections; moving fees from the City Code to the annual Fees Schedule; and generally related to failure to file required campaign and election reports. Sponsors: Buckley Attachments: O-20-24 First Reader O-20-24 Legislative Summary O-20-24 Fiscal Impact Note O-20-24 Staff Report Board of Supervisors of Elections Referral O-20-24 O-20-24 Amendment 1 - Finlayson Board of Supervisors of Elections Eileen Leahy was present to answer questions from the committee. Alderman Huntley moved to recommend O-20-24 favorably. Seconded. CARRIED on voice vote. General Discussion City of Annapolis Page 3 Finance Committee Standing Committee Meeting October 16, 2024 Minutes - Final ID-14-24 Finance Department Update Attachments: Finance Committee Report 11.6 Finance Director Dickinson was present to answer questions from the committee. Alderwoman O'Neill requested the City Manager's hire a Head Hunter to find a replacement for the Finance Director's position. Alderman Huntley requested Human Resource department provide an update on the cost and process to replace the Finance Director at the November 6th, 2024 meeting. Adjournment Upon motion duly made, seconded and adopted, the Regular Meeting was adjourned at 11:47 am. Kalyn Jackson City Council Associate Anyone needing reasonable accommodation to be able to participate in a public meeting held by the City of Annapolis should contact Kalyn Jackson at 410.263.7030, by MD Relay (711), or by email at kajackson@annapolis.gov at least five days prior to the meeting date to request assistance. We encourage citizens to attend and participate in City Council Meetings. If you are unable to attend, the meetings can be viewed live on Channel 99/100 for all Comcast subscribers and on Channel 34 for Verizon customers. The meeting can also be viewed on computer and mobile devices by going to http://bit.ly/1gCd4pL, and on Facebook by selecting: http://www.facebook.com/CityofAnnapolis and on Youtube by selecting: http://www.youtube.com/CityofAnnapolis during the meetings. If you miss the live meeting, recordings are available for viewing on http://www.facebook.com/CityofAnnapolis and http://www.youtube.com/CityofAnnapolis. City of Annapolis Page 4