City Council  
City of Baltimore  
City Hall, Room 408  
100 North Holliday Street  
Baltimore, Maryland 21202  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Budget & Appropriations Committee  
Tuesday, February 25, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Virtual/Du Burns Council Chamber, 4th floor, City Hall, Phone:  
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CALL TO ORDER  
INTRODUCTIONS  
ATTENDANCE  
4 -  
Present  
Danielle N. McCray, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Sharon Green Middleton, and Paris  
Gray  
1 - Antonio "Tony" Glover  
Absent  
ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING  
25-0007  
Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation –  
Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – $270,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund  
Operating Appropriation in the amount of $270,000 to the Mayor’s Office of  
Recovery Programming – Service 916 (Opioid Restitution Administration),  
to provide funding for additional positions to oversee grants awarded  
through the Opioid Restitution Fund; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
A motion was made by Chair McCray, seconded by member Gray, that Ordinance  
25-0007 be Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, and Gray  
1 - Glover  
Yes:  
Absent:  
25-0008  
Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation –  
Mayor’s Office of Recovery Programming – $10,000,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund  
Operating Appropriation in the amount of $10,000,000 to the Mayor’s  
Office of Recovery Programming – Service 917 (Opioid Grants - Named  
Organizations), to provide partial grant funding for non-profit organizations  
named in settlement agreements; and providing for a special effective  
date.  
A motion was made by Chair McCray, seconded by member Gray, that Ordinance  
25-0008 be Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, and Gray  
1 - Glover  
Yes:  
Absent:  
25-0009  
Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation –  
Mayoralty – $1,773,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund  
Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,773,000 to the Mayoralty –  
Service 918 (Opioid Restitution Administration), to provide funding for  
additional positions to provide direction and guidance regarding the City’s  
opioid response, establishment of the Restitution Advisory Board,  
contractual support to establish a trust fund for litigation proceeds, and  
community engagement; and providing for a special effective date.  
A motion was made by Chair McCray, seconded by member Gray, that Ordinance  
25-0009 be Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, and Gray  
1 - Glover  
Yes:  
Absent:  
25-0010  
Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation –  
Department of Law – $100,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund  
Operating Appropriation in the amount of $100,000 to the Department of  
Law – Service 862 (Transactions Contracts), to provide funding to create 2  
additional positions to oversee contract agreements with grant  
organizations; and providing for a special effective date.  
A motion was made by Chair McCray, seconded by member Gray, that Ordinance  
25-0010 be Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, and Gray  
1 - Glover  
Yes:  
Absent:  
25-0011  
Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation –  
Baltimore City Health Department – $500,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund  
Operating Appropriation in the amount of $500,000 to the Baltimore City  
Health Department – Service 715  
(Health - Administration), to provide funding for planning costs for a  
replacement facility for the Westside clinic; and providing for a special  
effective date.  
A motion was made by Chair McCray, seconded by member Gray, that Ordinance  
25-0011 be Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, and Gray  
Yes:  
1 - Glover  
Absent:  
25-0012  
Supplementary Special Revenue Fund Operating Appropriation –  
Baltimore City Health Department – $2,000,000  
FOR the purpose of providing a Supplementary Special Revenue Fund  
Operating Appropriation in the amount of $2,000,000 to the Baltimore City  
Health Department – Service 307  
(Health - Substance Use Disorder), to provide funding for staffing and  
support costs for opioid response and recovery strategies; and providing  
for a special effective date.  
A motion was made by Chair McCray, seconded by member Gray, that Ordinance  
25-0012 be Recommended Favorably. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - McCray, Schleifer, Middleton, and Gray  
1 - Glover  
Yes:  
Absent:  
ADJOURNMENT