Tag: City Manager
Annapolis Begins Reshuffling Offices
As part of his ongoing commitment to making City Hall more user-friendly and efficient, Annapolis Mayor Joshua J. Cohen announces that the first phase of office relocation will begin Wednesday, February 8. The purpose of the move is to create a “one-stop shop” by co-locating all permitting, inspections, Fire Marshal and planning and zoning functions [...]
Cohen Appoints Mallinoff
UPDATE 3:44PM June 24, 2010: According to City Public Information Officer Phillip McGowan, Smith’s salary will be $128,950, Mallinoff’s salary will be $138,310, and Simmons’ salary will be $102,575. McGowan advised that there was no increase in employees as Mallinoff assumed Smith’s salary and vice versa. However it was unclear the financial impact as they [...]
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 [...]
Political Brilliance
Smith Out Tonight’s Annapolis City Council meeting was full of twists and turns. To no one’s surprise (except maybe the Council and Mayor) everyone is opposed to the City taking out a loan for $10 million to cover what now amounts to a $12 million deficit. Alderman Arnett told his constituents that he would be [...]
Annapolis Poll
What Are Your Feelings On City Manager Bills? Tomorrow, the City Council will be voting on three different bills which surround the contentious City Manager initiative. Today’s Capital (and Josh Stewart) did a good job explaining the players and controversy surrounding it. Most, if not all, of the City Council, including the Mayor, have flip [...]
Has Mayor Cohen Slipped Already?
Annapolis Mayoral Appointments Raise Eyebrows Three months ago, Annapolis Mayor Josh Cohen was on the campaign trail begging for votes. One of his biggest obstacles was the close ties he was perceived to have with former Mayor Ellen Moyer. After eight years, the citizens of Annapolis were clamoring for solid change at City Hall. Josh [...]
Support Your City
Have A Cup Of Coffee And Sign The Petition Saturday is supposed to be a lot cooler. So why not wake up a bit ealy and head downtown to the Hard Bean Coffee & Booksellers for a newspaper, a cup of coffee and a petition? Yes a petition. If you have not heard, a local [...]
Annapolis City Manager Update
Petition Drive In Overdrive Yesterday, we checked in with Annapolitans for a Better Community (ABC) to see how the City Manager petition drive was progressing. Things look good. After 8 years of mismanagement, it is about time to allow the voters to decide if they want a qualified municipal manager running the show or someone [...]
Annapolis City Manager Update
Petition Initiative Gaining Speed The City Manager Petition drive moved to a new level this last week with a mailing to households across Annapolis. “The response was excellent,” according to Doug Smith, co-chair of the petition effort with Bill Kardash. “We have found there are still quite a few people who are not aware of [...]
Calling Annapolis Residents
You may not know it, but there are two major initiatives going on in Annapolis with which every Annapolis resident ought to become familiar. City Manager Petition Currently, the City of Annapolis is run by the winner of a popularity contest. There are no municipal qualifications to become Mayor or an Alderman. As the last [...]
Annapolis City Manager
Lately, there has been a LOT of discussion on hiring a City Manager for Annapolis. This proposal has a lot of merit based on the current “issues” the City is facing. And, quite honestly it could not have come at a worse time for the City. We are in a recession and the council is [...]
