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PUBLIC LIFE
Annapolis City Council meeting. JEFFREY F. BILL/STAFF
CITY GOVERNMENT
By Katharine Wilson
Annapolis has its own municipal government, in addition to being the home
to the state and Anne Arundel County
governments.
The Annapolis City Council is made
up of an elected mayor and eight alderpersons, each representing a different
ward of the city. The current council
members, all Democrats, were sworn in
on Dec. 1 and are set to serve four-year
terms.
The council passes resolutions and
ordinances impacting taxes, tree conservation, fines, rental policies and more.
Mayor Jared Littmann won his first
term in 2025. He served as the Ward 5
alderman from 2013 to 2017. While continuing to co-own K&B Ace Hardware
with his wife, Littmann leads the city as
the chief executive, policy leader and
chair of the City Council. Littmann has
lived in the city since 2010 and is a former board chair of the True Value Co.
The city passes an annual budget,
proposed by the mayor in the spring and
passed before the fiscal year begins in
July. The most recent passed city operating budget was about $204.9 million,
and the capital project budget was $29
million.
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The mayor appoints the city manager,
police chief and other key roles in city
government. The City Council confirms
each appointment.
City Manager Yolanda Lewis and her
office manage day-to-day city government operations and advise elected
leaders on policy issues.
City Council meetings are typically
held twice a month, at 7 p.m. at Annapolis City Hall, located at 160 Duke of
Gloucester St. in the downtown historic
district. Residents can attend these
meetings and give public comment in
front of the City Council members.
Meetings are streamed on the city’s
website, YouTube page and television
channel.
The mayor earns about $120,000 per
year, and alderpersons earn $32,000.
The city has its own departments for
police, fire, public works, planning and
zoning, transportation, parks and recreation, finance, law, public information,
and human resources. There is also a
mayor’s office with staff working on
policy and addressing constituent concerns. The county government manages
public education in the city.
Residents can find their alderperson
at annapolis.gov/430/Ward-Maps.
