City of Baltimore - File #: 20-0213R

• File #: 20-0213R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - COVID-19 Emergency Spending
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 4/27/2020
• In control: Budget and Appropriations Committee
• Final action: 12/7/2020
• Title: Informational Hearing - COVID-19 Emergency Spending For the purpose of inviting the Director of the Department of Finance and other representatives from the Department of Finance to provide the City Council with an update on COVID-19 emergency spending.
• Sponsors: Leon F. Pinkett, III, Bill Henry, Zeke Cohen, Kristerfer Burnett, John T. Bullock, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Shannon Sneed, Robert Stokes, Sr., Edward Reisinger, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer
• Indexes: COVID-19, Informational Hearing

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/7/2020	0	City Council	Failed - End of Term
5/14/2020	0	Budget and Appropriations Committee
4/30/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office
4/30/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore City Public School System
4/30/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
4/30/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of the Mayor
4/30/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
4/27/2020	0	City Council	Assigned
4/27/2020	0	City Council	Introduced
4/27/2020	0	Budget and Appropriations Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

* 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 R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Pinkett


A Resolution Entitled

A Council Resolution concerning
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Informational Hearing - COVID-19 Emergency Spending
For the purpose of inviting the Director of the Department of Finance and other representatives from the Department of Finance to provide the City Council with an update on COVID-19 emergency spending.
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Recitals

Whereas, Baltimore City is in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic;

Whereas, The pandemic has caused a severe world-wide economic slowdown;

Whereas, The City will likely end this fiscal year with a $42.3 million deficit due to the financial consequences of the pandemic;

Whereas, The City will likely collect $100 million less than anticipated during the fiscal year starting in July due to the pandemic;

Whereas, Baltimore City has tapped into emergency funds to pay for necessities to protect our residents during this dangerous time;

Whereas, Baltimore City will receive financial assistance for emergency spending related to the pandemic from the federal government and the State during this crisis, but this financial assistance will not be enough to offset the economic downturn the City is facing;

Whereas, The City Council needs to know the amount of emergency spending the Finance Department has used so far regarding the pandemic and its economic consequences;

Whereas, The City Council needs to know how the Finance Department approves the use of emergency funds;

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