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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in City of Annapolis public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Military Bowl Parade fee waiver
The city waives its costs for the December bowl parade, but a fight broke out over whether to strip the sponsor's name — 'Freedom Mortgage' — from the legislation. The name stays.
Boards and commissions governance modernization
A presentation laid out plans to modernize how the city's advisory boards and commissions are run; no vote was taken.
Ward-by-ward capital spending transparency
At Alderman Smith-Brown's request, staff mapped all 117 capital projects by ward. Ward 1 gets about 51% of funding, almost entirely because of City Dock; other wards cluster between 25% and 40%. Aldermen called it a phenomenal first step toward transparency.
AI Tools and Enterprise Access for City Staff
Alderman Huntley wants city staff to have safe, enterprise versions of AI tools like OpenAI and Anthropic — with a usage policy first to protect sensitive data. IT will come back with a cost estimate for ten seats of each.
City employee relations
A newly added discussion item on employee relations, with the city's employee relations administrator and staff answering committee questions.
Correction of Committee Appointment Resolutions
The council was scheduled to reconsider two already-adopted resolutions on standing committee and audit committee appointments, to fix errors in the resolutions' text.