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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in City of Annapolis public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Fines for tenant eviction process violations
New first-reader legislation would set eviction notice requirements, regulate how tenants' belongings are handled, and attach a fines schedule. Both landlords and tenants have stakes in how this is written.
Expanding the Board of Supervisors of Elections
A plan to grow the elections board from three to five members stalled and went back to committee over an unfinished amendment, with timing pressure ahead of the 2029 election.
Fire and Harbor Security Grants
Federal grants will add three cardiac monitor defibrillators, up to 15 AEDs, and a remote-operated underwater search-and-rescue vehicle deployed off the city's new fire boat — a capability not otherwise available in the immediate area.
FY25 Urban Area Security Initiative grant projects
A late-arriving $900,000 federal grant funds bomb squad gear, a new robot, vehicle barriers, and emergency planning. Because federal litigation delayed it a year, the city had to fund three emergency management salaries from the general fund, and grant rules bar using the award to reimburse them.
Annapolis Police Department summer safety and crime plan
APD doubled its weekend-night presence over the summer by putting detectives and administrative staff in uniform. The result: crime down 6% overall, property crime down 10%, traffic accidents down 15–16%, and over 443 days without a gun homicide.
Denied posthumous citation for activist Phil Ateto
Mayor Littmann denied a ceremonial citation for the late activist Phil Ateto, saying Ateto's language toward him crossed into antisemitism. Dozens of residents demanded the decision be reversed, while a few Jewish residents defended it. Two aldermen called for a transparent, council-wide citation policy so the decision doesn't rest with one person.
APD has no ongoing relationship with ICE
Multiple speakers reported ICE vehicles at Pitt Moyer Rec Center and Truxton Pool — Pitt Moyer is a polling place and ballot drop box location. Speakers urged the council to bar ICE from city property, as Anne Arundel County's executive has done by executive order.
Snow equipment replacement funding
The city needs about $102,250 for snow plow blades but is pulling it from Public Works salary vacancy savings instead of the fleet budget, which was centralized and no longer covers it. Members questioned the budgeting logic and whether streets and traffic repairs lose out, but forwarded the transfer so blades can be bought before winter.