City of Baltimore - File #: 18-0264

• File #: 18-0264
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - Charter Commission General Recommendations
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/11/2018
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/10/2018
• Enactment #: 18-11
• Title: Charter Amendment - Charter Commission General Recommendations For the purpose of increasing the City’s record keeping flexibility; repealing an obsolete provision regarding the City’s official time; improving the City’s legislative and administrative flexibility by removing redundant Charter provisions and language more appropriate for ordinances or regulations; removing Charter provisions found to simply restate applicable State law; requiring the Department of Finance to employ at least 1 Certified Public Accountant to perform certain duties; allowing certain agencies to be designated by law to approve the withdrawal of City monies from depositories; removing certain formal lien requirements from the Charter; clarifying that the review of disciplinary matters by the Board of Fire Commissioners is at the request of the Fire Chief; clarifying the authority of the Mayor to appoint the Board of Recreation and Parks; modernizing various public notice provisions, including removing manda...
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Charter Amendment, Commission, General, Recommendations

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/17/2018	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
7/9/2018	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/25/2018	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
6/25/2018	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
6/18/2018	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
6/14/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Transportation
6/14/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Fire Department
6/14/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals
6/14/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
6/14/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Planning
6/14/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Legislative Reference
6/14/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
6/14/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Human Resources
6/14/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
6/11/2018	0	City Council	Assigned
6/11/2018	0	City Council	Introduced
6/11/2018	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill
(Charter Amendment)

Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Mayor’s Charter Review Commission)


A Resolution Entitled

A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
title
Charter Amendment - Charter Commission General Recommendations
For the purpose of increasing the City’s record keeping flexibility; repealing an obsolete provision regarding the City’s official time; improving the City’s legislative and administrative flexibility by removing redundant Charter provisions and language more appropriate for ordinances or regulations; removing Charter provisions found to simply restate applicable State law; requiring the Department of Finance to employ at least 1 Certified Public Accountant to perform certain duties; allowing certain agencies to be designated by law to approve the withdrawal of City monies from depositories; removing certain formal lien requirements from the Charter; clarifying that the review of disciplinary matters by the Board of Fire Commissioners is at the request of the Fire Chief; clarifying the authority of the Mayor to appoint the Board of Recreation and Parks; modernizing various public notice provisions, including removing mandatory requirements for notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Baltimore City; simplifying requirements related to the City’s Master...