2026-10-15 - Committee on Legislative Investigations
Summary
Built from the official minutes (final); no video or agenda page was found for this meeting.
- The committee took up executive nominations EA26-0175 through EA26-0210 (except EA26-0209, the Planning Director, which was handled separately): 35 nominees.
- 23 nominees were Recommended for Confirmation to the full City Council; on 12 the committee did not vote.
- Present: Chair Schleifer, Vice Chair Glover, Dorsey, Middleton. Absent: Gray.
- Dorsey abstained on the four Arts & Culture Advisory Committee nominees who were voted (3 yes, 1 abstain, 1 absent). Every other recorded vote was unanimous among those present.
- Two cabinet nominations were recommended 4 to 0: Mamadou Samba as Director of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing and Timothy Keane as Commissioner of Housing and Community Development.
- The full Council confirmed a batch of board nominees and both cabinet nominees at its 2026-10-19 - City Council meeting.
Board and Commission Nominations
- Arts & Culture Advisory Committee: 7 nominees, 4 voted (Yes 3: Schleifer, Glover, Middleton; Abstain 1: Dorsey; Absent 1: Gray), no vote on 3. Motions by Middleton.
- Baltimore City Re-Entry Action Council: 23 nominees, 14 voted, no vote on 9. Motions by Dorsey; Yes 4 (Schleifer, Glover, Dorsey, Middleton), Gray absent. One entry (EA26-0194) shows a motion by Dorsey but a vote of Yes 3 with Dorsey and Gray absent, as written in the minutes.
- Commission on Aging, Resources, and Empowerment: 2 nominees, both voted, Yes 4.
- Police Accountability Board: 1 nominee (EA26-0207), voted, Yes 4.
- Full list of nominees and vote status is on the Issue page.
Consumer Protection Director Nomination
- EA26-0208, Mamadou Samba, Director of the Department of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing: motion by Dorsey, Recommended Confirmation, Yes 4, Gray absent.
Housing Commissioner Nomination
- EA26-0210, Timothy Keane, Commissioner of Housing and Community Development: motion by Chair Schleifer, Recommended Confirmation, Yes 4, Gray absent.
Issues discussed: Board and Commission Nominations, Consumer Protection Director Nomination, Housing Commissioner Nomination
Official Minutes
Final minutes, Thursday, October 15, 2026, 4:00 PM. The minutes show no testimony or questions, only the motion and vote on each nomination. EA26-0209 (Planning Director) was excluded from this docket; see Planning Director nomination (EA26-0209).