Annapolis City Council approves union contracts, pledges to change up negotiation process

Annapolis City Council ratified contracts for four union bargaining units Monday, but not before expressing frustration with the negotiation process and pledging to make changes. The move came in the middle of an almost four-hour meeting that also found the council deputizing the mayor’s boat, and appointing a new city manager. According to City Code, negotiations with unions representing police officers, firefighters and support staff were to be completed by March.