City Council

City of Baltimore

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Minutes - Final

Budget & Appropriations Committee

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

9:00 AM

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CALL TO ORDER

INTRODUCTIONS

ATTENDANCE

5 -

Present

Danielle N. McCray, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Sharon Green Middleton, Paris Gray,

and Antonio "Tony" Glover

ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING

25-0099

Supplementary Municipal Telephone Exchange Fund Operating

Appropriation – Municipal Telephone Exchange (Service 133 -

Telecommunications) – $1,400,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Municipal Telephone

Exchange Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,400,000 to

the Municipal Telephone Exchange (Service 133 - Telecommunications), to

provide funding for a series of one time improvements to help upgrade the

City’s Call Center, support ongoing telework technology, increase wireless

phone security, and support upgrades at the Courthouse and Pratt Library;

and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Middleton to move 25-0099 favorably. The motion carried

by the following vote:

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0105

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City

Public Schools – $12,911,344

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $12,911,344 to Baltimore City Public

Schools – Service 352 (Baltimore City Public Schools), to provide funding

for a deficit caused by the City’s contribution to the development

agreement for City Spring Elementary/Middle School; and providing for a

special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Middleton to move 25-0105 favorably. The motion carried

by the following vote

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0106

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Fire Department

– $38,520,093

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $38,520,093 to the Fire Department –

Service 602 (Fire Suppression and Emergency Rescue), to provide

funding to balance the Fire Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to cover

a deficit caused by overtime, staffing costs, and contractual EMS services;

and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Glover to move 25-0106 favorably. The motion carried by

the following vote

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0107

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of

Law – $81,393

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $81,393 to the Department of Law –

Service 862 (Transactions), to provide funding to balance the Department

of Law’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget to cover a deficit caused by contractual

spending; and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Glover to move 25-0107 favorably. The motion carried by

the following vote

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0108

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Liquor License

Board – $454,415

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $454,415 to the Liquor License Board –

Service 851 (Liquor License Compliance), to provide funding to balance

the Liquor License Board’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused

by office lease costs, use of privately leased vehicles, and overtime; and

providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Glover to move 25-0108 favorably. The motion carried by

the following vote

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0109

Supplementary Special Grant Fund Operating Appropriation – Mayor’s

Office of Employment Development – $300,000

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Grant Fund

Operating Appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to the Mayor’s Office of

Employment Development – Service 795 (Workforce Services for

Baltimore Residents), to provide funding to support the creation of recovery

friendly workplaces and care navigators; and providing for a special

effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Gray to move 25-0109 favorably with amendments. The

motion carried by the following vote

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0110

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Police

Department – $47,492,889

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $47,492,889 to the Police Department –

Service 622 (Police Patrol), to provide funding to balance the Police

Department’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a deficit caused by overtime

and staffing costs; and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Glover to move 25-0110 favorably. The motion carried by

the following vote

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0111

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of

Recreation and Parks – $5,630,976

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $5,630,976 to the Department of

Recreation and Parks – Service 654 (Urban Forestry), to provide funding

to balance the Department of Recreation and Parks’ Fiscal Year 2025

budget for a deficit caused by overtime and unbudgeted contractual costs;

and providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Middleton to move 25-0111 favorably. The motion carried

by the following vote

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0112

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Sheriff’s Office –

$3,425,454

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $3,425,454 to the Sheriff’s Office – Service

882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding to balance the

Sheriff’s Office’s budget for Fiscal Year 2025 for a deficit caused by

overtime, fleet costs, and various contractual and supply spending; and

providing for a special effective date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Glover to move 25-0112 favorably. The motion carried by

the following vote

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

25-0113

Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of

Transportation – $4,457,580

FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating

Appropriation in the amount of $4,457,580 to the Department of

Transportation – Service 688 (Snow and Ice Control), to provide funding to

balance the Department of Transportation’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget for a

deficit caused by snow removal costs; and providing for a special effective

date.

City Council President (Administration)

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Middleton to move 25-0113 favorably. The motion carried

by the following vote

5 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, Gray, and Glover

Yes:

ADJOURNMENT