City of Baltimore - File #: 20-0491

• File #: 20-0491
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - City Auditor - Powers and Duties
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 2/10/2020
• In control: Mayor
• Final action: 6/22/2020
• Enactment #: 20-22
• Title: Charter Amendment - City Auditor - Powers and Duties For the purpose of authorizing the City Auditor to issue subpoenas to certain individuals and entities; requiring the City Auditor to provide a copy of certain completed audit reports to the agency audited; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
• Sponsors: Bill Henry, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Ryan Dorsey, Kristerfer Burnett, John T. Bullock, Zeke Cohen, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Shannon Sneed, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Charter Amendment, City Auditor

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2020	0	City Council	Enacted with no signature from Mayor (passage of 3 council meetings)
5/11/2020	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
4/27/2020	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
4/27/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Recommended Favorably
4/21/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Recommended Favorably	Pass
4/13/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
3/12/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
3/6/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
2/27/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
2/13/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
2/13/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of the Comptroller
2/13/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
2/10/2020	0	City Council	Assigned
2/10/2020	0	City Council	Introduced
2/10/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill ____
(Resolution)
(Charter Amendment)


Introduced by: Councilmember Henry

A Resolution Entitled

A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
title
Charter Amendment - City Auditor - Powers and Duties
For the purpose of authorizing the City Auditor to issue subpoenas to certain individuals and entities; requiring the City Auditor to provide a copy of certain completed audit reports to the agency audited; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
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By proposing an amendment to
Article V - Comptroller
Section(s) 8 and 11(e)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

Section 1. Be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the City Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows:

Baltimore City Charter

Article V - Comptroller

§ 8. Department of Audits - General powers and duties.

(a) In general.

In accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and State and federal law, the City Auditor:







(1) shall at appropriate intervals conduct an audit of the financial transactions of every municipal agency, except the Department of Audits;

(2) shall conduct an annual audit of all accounts, revenues, and receipts of the City;

(3) shall conduct biennial audits of principal agencies, as provided in § 11 of this article;

(4) may audit the expenditure of City-granted funds by any public or private agency that receives such funds;

(5) may audit City contracts, grants, subgrants and other agreements as required by the terms and conditions of these instruments and, when the contracts, grants, subgrants and other agreements require that audits be conducted by other auditors, review such audits; and

(6) shall make such ot...