Ward 8 Alderman· 2025-12-01 to 2029-12-01 month-level start: December 2025 per swearing-in Dec 1 2025 (campaign release jaredforannapolis.com; city directory annapolis.gov/m/directory lists incumbent); month-level end: December 2029 per 4-year term (MD Manual 2025); charter Art. II unread; earlier continuous service not researched
Frank Thorp
City of Annapolis
About
Frank Thorp's campaign focuses heavily on improving local government efficiency by speeding up city permit processes and implementing smarter fiscal management through a better city budget. His platform emphasizes practical, business-friendly reforms for the residents of Annapolis Ward 8.
Campaign promises (2)
- developmentFrank Thorp campaigned on streamlining and accelerating the city permit process.
- taxesFrank Thorp pledged to advocate for a smarter, more efficient city budget.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 4:10
- Avg per meeting
- 0:23
- Segments
- 81
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Denied posthumous citation for activist Phil Ateto
Expanding the Board of Supervisors of Elections
No direct fiscal impact flagged, though a larger board means more people administering city elections.
Fines for tenant eviction process violations
Fines for violations would be set in the FY2027 schedule accompanying the ordinance.
Annapolis Fire Department Update
Cardiac monitors cost over $65,000 each, funded partly through a grant and budget additions.
Fire and Harbor Security Grants
The city pays only a match — about $28,000 on the underwater ROV — on equipment worth well over $100,000.
Snow and ice sidewalk clearing fees and fines
New fees and fines would land on property owners who don't clear their sidewalks in time.
Annapolis Police Department summer safety and crime plan
Overlapping property inspections at HACA sites
Unknown — any litigation costs or settlements weren't disclosed.
FY25 Urban Area Security Initiative grant projects
Brings roughly $900,000 in federal money to public safety at no cost to local taxpayers, though three planner salaries stay on the city's books.
Civic decorum and antisemitism concerns
Snow equipment replacement funding
Moves about $102,250 within Public Works, using vacancy savings so no positions are cut — but it trims money that could fund street and sidewalk repairs.
APD has no ongoing relationship with ICE
Homeland Security grant-funded public safety projects
Funded through federal Homeland Security Urban Area Security Grant dollars rather than city funds.
Federal grant for police youth mentoring program
Brings $20,000 of outside federal money into the city budget — no local cost.
City Attorney Designated as City Resident Agent
November agenda: AI police robots, e-bikes, and ICE policy
Parking Enforcement Without Clear Markings
A recurring red-curb repainting program is planned for FY 27 with outside vendor help.
Speed Camera Program
The status and cost of the existing speed camera contract is being reviewed, but no figures were discussed publicly.
Peak-time medic unit funding
Roughly $265,000 in new federal grant money for life-saving equipment, with only a small local match required.
Warming center relocation to Robinwood
The winter relief budget is about $30,000–$37,000, which officials say adequately covered last season despite an unusually harsh winter.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Thorp was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.