City Council  
City of Baltimore  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Budget & Appropriations Committee  
Tuesday, May 12, 2026  
9:00 AM  
Virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall, Phone:  
1-408-418-9388, Access code: 2342 535 9916, Password: Public  
Link: https://bmore.webex.com/bmore/j.php?  
MTID=ma7fdb197c434423bd297b001d711bc43  
26-0166; 26-0167; 26-0168; 26-0169; 26-0170; 26-0171; 26-0183; 26-0184; 26-0185;  
26-0186; 26-0187; & LO25-0001  
CALL TO ORDER  
INTRODUCTIONS  
ATTENDANCE  
4 - Danielle McCray, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Paris Gray, and Antonio "Tony" Glover  
1 - Sharon Green Middleton  
Present  
Excused  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
26-0166  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Circuit Court for  
Baltimore City – $784,251  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $784,251 to the Circuit Court for Baltimore  
City – Service 110 (Circuit Court), to provide funding for the installation of  
aluminum storefront framing and Level 3  
bullet-resistant glazing at doors and service windows in multiple locations  
within the Mitchell and Cummings Courthouses, and the installation of an  
audiovisual intercom system to enable communication through  
bullet-resistant materials; and providing for a special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
Recessed until 5/14/26  
26-0167  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Office of Equity and  
Civil Rights – $204,750  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $204,750 to the Office of Equity and Civil  
Rights – Service 849 (Police Civilian Oversight), to provide funding for  
travel and lodging, event space, guest speakers, and materials and  
equipment for the Police Accountability Board Summit, a gathering of up to  
20 jurisdictions throughout the State of Maryland; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Gray that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
26-0168  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – M-R Office of  
Homeless Services – $500,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 to M-R Office of Homeless  
Services – Service 895 (Temporary Housing for the Homeless), to provide  
funding for case management services through the Y in Central Maryland  
and the University of Maryland, Baltimore/Uplift Alliance Inc.; and providing  
for a special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Gray that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
26-0169  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – M-R Office of  
Homeless Services – $2,000,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to M-R Office of Homeless  
Services – Service 895 (Temporary Housing for the Homeless), to provide  
funding for rental assistance and supportive services through rapid re  
housing and homelessness prevention for homeless individuals and  
families in the City of Baltimore; and providing for a special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Gray that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
26-0170  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of  
Public Works – $2,177,758  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $2,177,758 to the Department of Public  
Works – Service 673 (Wastewater Management), to provide funding for  
enhanced nutrient removal operations and maintenance activities at the  
Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Gray that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
26-0171  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Office of the State’s  
Attorney – $2,000,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Office of the State’s  
Attorney for Baltimore City – Service 786 (Victim and Witness Services), to  
provide funding for personnel, travel, relocation assistance, and other items  
to help support the State’s Attorney’s Victim and Witness Services  
Program; and providing for a special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Gray that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
26-0183  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City  
Sheriff’s Office – $121,308  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $121,308 to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s  
Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding for  
diversion services, treatment access, and overdose response within the  
Sheriff's Office; and providing for a special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Gray that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
26-0184  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City  
Sheriff’s Office – $100,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $100,000 to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s  
Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding for  
the establishment of the Neighborhood Services Unit to improve  
neighborhood safety and cohesion by addressing persistent public  
nuisances and environmental factors that contribute to crime; and providing  
for a special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Gray that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
26-0185  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Baltimore City  
Sheriff’s Office – $74,667  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $74,667 to the Baltimore City Sheriff’s  
Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding for  
the establishment, modification, enforcement, and recovery of child support  
payments from noncustodial parents of children; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Gray that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
26-0186  
Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation –  
Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office – $612,096  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund  
Operating Appropriation in the amount of $612,096 to the Baltimore City  
Sheriff’s Office – Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide  
funding for a wide range of law enforcement needs, including  
investigations, training, facilities, equipment, travel, and operational costs,  
as well as awards, memorials, and prevention programs such as drug or  
gang education; and providing for a special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Schleifer that this Ordinance be Recommended  
Favorably with Amendment. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
26-0187  
Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – Department of  
Housing and Community Development – $459,169  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary State Fund Operating  
Appropriation in the amount of $459,169 to the Department of Housing and  
Community  
Development – Service 738 (Weatherization Services), to provide funding  
for professional services and in service training for weatherization and  
energy efficiency services for low income households; and providing for a  
special effective date.  
City Council President (Administration)  
Sponsors:  
A motion was made by Glover that this Ordinance be Recommended Favorably.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Gray, and Glover  
Yes:  
LO25-0001  
Quarterly Budget Briefings  
For the purpose of calling on representatives from the Finance  
Department's Bureau of Budget and Management Research (BBMR), the  
Department of Planning (Capital Budget), and Baltimore City Public  
Schools (BCPS) to provide a briefing to the City Council on the financial  
performance and level of spending against the approved budgets.  
Danielle McCray  
Sponsors:  
ADJOURNMENT