City of Baltimore - File #: 19-0376

• File #: 19-0376
• Version: 0
• Name: Financial Disclosures - Fixing Filers, Filing, and Filings
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/22/2019
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/29/2019
• Enactment #: 19-287
• Title: Financial Disclosures - Fixing Filers, Filing, and Filings For the purpose of requiring that appointees sign notices evidencing their understanding of certain requirements under the City Ethics Code; requiring that agencies identify certain positions required to file financial disclosure statements prior to filling a newly-created or vacant position; requiring that agencies include within certain job postings and advertisements whether the position is required to file a financial disclosure statement; including certain public servants within the general requirement to file financial disclosure statements; expanding the directorships that certain public servants are required to disclose on their financial disclosure statements; establishing processes for the Board of Ethics with regard to certain public servants who fail to file their financial disclosure statement by the required date; conforming and clarifying related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally r...
• Sponsors: Ryan Dorsey, Sharon Green Middleton, Bill Henry, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Brandon M. Scott, Robert Stokes, Sr., Eric T. Costello, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Zeke Cohen, Kristerfer Burnett, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger, John T. Bullock, Shannon Sneed
• Indexes: Disclosures, Financial

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/9/2019	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
8/19/2019	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
7/22/2019	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
7/22/2019	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
7/9/2019	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
6/11/2019	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
5/6/2019	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
4/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
4/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Ethics
4/22/2019	0	City Council	Assigned
4/22/2019	0	City Council	Introduced

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

Introduced by: Councilmember Dorsey


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Financial Disclosures - Fixing Filers, Filing, and Filings
For the purpose of requiring that appointees sign notices evidencing their understanding of certain requirements under the City Ethics Code; requiring that agencies identify certain positions required to file financial disclosure statements prior to filling a newly-created or vacant position; requiring that agencies include within certain job postings and advertisements whether the position is required to file a financial disclosure statement; including certain public servants within the general requirement to file financial disclosure statements; expanding the directorships that certain public servants are required to disclose on their financial disclosure statements; establishing processes for the Board of Ethics with regard to certain public servants who fail to file their financial disclosure statement by the required date; conforming and clarifying related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the City Ethics Code.
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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 8 - Ethics
Sections 3-24, 7-1.1, 7-9, and 7-24
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

By adding
Article 8 - Ethics
Section 9-5.1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That ...