Tag: City Council
Former Alderman Calls For Removal Of Kirby
Eye On Annapolis has learned that a group of citizens, as well as former Annapolis Alderman Julie Stankivic, has requested that Annapolis Mayor, Joshua Cohen take action on the issue of Alderman Kenny Kirby’s residence and remove him from his Aldermanic seat. The group has sent a letter to Mayor Cohen demanding that he uphold the [...]
Baltimore Sun: Kirby Represents Annapolis Without A Home
Since Annapolis Alderman Kenny Kirby was involved in a no-knock warrant earlier this month, everyone has wanted to get to the bottom of the story. Kirby has denied interviews to most everyone and referred the to his attorney. However, in a story just released by the Baltimore Sun, reporter Nicole Fuller sat down with Kirby [...]
Launch Of New Clearinghouse Helps Local Youth Overcome Academic And Social Challenges
Maryland House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen urge locals to get involved in our youth’s future by volunteering as a mentor or tutor. The speaker and mayor represented the numerous organizations that came together to launch a new initiative called The Treasure Hunters’ Clearinghouse. The kick off took place [...]
Moving Around In Downtown Annapolis Just Got Easier And Cheaper!
Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen announced today that the City is continuing the pilot Circulator Trolley service as an ongoing part of the Department of Transportation’s Fleet. Moreover, the City will make rides on the Trolley free of charge to the public. The Annapolis City Council voted to authorize marketing dollars to enhance public awareness [...]
Moody’s Gives Stern Warning To Annapolis
UPDATE: Updated information in [red] As was expected, Annapolis City took a hit when [two of] the three Bond Rating Agencies downgraded the ratings. This move will certainly have a negative effect the city’s cost to obtain financing through the bond market. The administration, including Mayor Cohen, City Manager Mallinoff, and Finance Director Miller have [...]
Annapolis Running Out Of Cash Fast
If you are on Facebook and want to shar this with your friends, simply click the “recommend” link above. Disclaimer: We were unable to attend tonight’s City Council meeting. We were provided with the attached (PDF) cash projections prior to the meeting. Naturally, we had some questions and observations. We had a call with Phill [...]
Cohen Expected To Name Mallinoff City Manager
The Baltimore Sun is reporting that sources have confirmed that Mike Mallinoff will be appointed City manager for Annapolis tomorrow afternoon when Mayor Josh Cohen holds a press conference at 2:30pm. Mallinoff will replace Chief Administrative Officer Doug Smith whose contract was not renewed. Mallinoff is a former City Manager of Newport, RI and served [...]
A Suspect In The Heist?
A closed door meeting was hastily called this afternoon for the Mayor and Council to conduct or discuss an investigative proceeding on actual or possible criminal conduct The City Council will convene publicly this afternoon at 4:15pm and then immediately move to go into a closed session. From the wording, it appears that the Annapolis [...]
Annapolis To Vote On Budget Tonight
Mayor Joshua Cohen thinks he has a winner with his proposed budget. He has stated that he has balanced the budget (required by law) without raising property taxes and without laying off a single uniformed police or fire department employee. But that does not mean there are not cuts. Vacant positions will not be funded, [...]
Cohen: No New Taxes
Mayor Has Balanced Budget From a press release issued by City Hall: Amid final deliberations over the budget, Mayor Joshua J. Cohen declares that his revised fiscal year 2011 financial proposal will balance the City budget without raising the property tax rate. The mayor will present his budget amendment Thursday, June 3, at the work [...]
Annapolis Reaches Agreement With Unions
Tentative Agreement Announced From a press release from City Hall: Mayor Joshua J. Cohen announces that the City has reached agreements on the final two union contracts, striking tentative one-year deals with 173 clerical, technical and maintenance workers that secure furloughs, the retroactive elimination of a 3 percent wage increase, and increased employee contributions to [...]
Market House Proposals
Must See Annapolis Council Session Tomorrow at 1:15pm, Annapolis City Council will convene a regular work session to discuss several very important topics. While this meeting is in the middle of the work day, it will be televised live on both Comcast and Verizon. It will also be available online the following day at the [...]
Annapolis Reaches Deal With Unions
Police & Firefighters Deal, Will Council? Annapolis Mayor Joshua Cohen has announced tentative agreements from the police and fire unions which should help to ease the deficit for the City. In total, the deals (if ratified by the Council) will save the City an approximate $1.2 million dollars in the upcoming year. However, with the [...]
Cohen Adds Position To Cabinet
Mayor Names Stokes As Fire Chief This afternoon, Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen named David Stokes as Chief of the Annapolis Fire Department. Stokes has over 30 years with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and served as its Chief from November 2006 through October 2008. During that time, Stokes managed a $100M budget. In [...]
Mayor Forms Yet Another Committee
Latest Committee To Study Economic Development Annapolis Mayor, Joshua Cohen has announced the formation of yet another committee to study economic development and report back with recommendations of an operational structure. From the press release issued by City Hall: To advance the City’s economic development efforts, Mayor Joshua J. Cohen is announcing the formation of [...]
Uphill Battle For Cohen
Air Of Mistrust From Council & Employees If the State of the City address was any indication, Annapolis Mayor Josh Cohen has a battle on his hands and considering he is in his first three months of a four year term, the word “contentious” comes to mind. It is apparent that the Council, as a [...]
Mayor Cohen’s Idea Team Reports
Wrong Idea Last night, Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen’s “Idea Team” (transition team) addressed City Council with their reports. Each of the 8 teams was given 30 minutes to present the report to and field questions from the council. While the meeting was long, the Mayor did an excellent job of keeping everyone on schedule. [...]
Hate Crimes In Annapolis
Bowling And Shropshire Turn Up The Heat In the wake of the horrific fliers that were distributed just before the election, the two targeted men are turning the heat up. Way up! Yesterday, Ward 7 Alderman Sam Shropshire and Scott Bowling (unsuccessful candidate for Ward 3) spoke for a half hour on the “Talk With..” [...]
Annapolis City Clowncil
Mayor Gets 40% Salary Boost The Arundel Muckraker attended last night’s City Council meeting where the council voted a $28,000 raise for the next Mayor. Not bad for a recession year when people are losing their jobs. What is apparent is that there are all sorts of hidden agendas in our political process in Annapolis. [...]
A Democratic Candidate For Ward 6 In Annapolis
Kenny Kirby has thrown his hat in the ring for Alderman for the Sixth Ward in Annapolis. Just this past Thursday, at Capital Punishment’s Sip N Blog at Ahh Coffee, Republican candidate Greg Stiverson laid out his agenda for the same ward. You can see Kenny’s developing website here. In an email sent this afternoon, [...]
