Baltimore City Council
File #: 08-0125    Version: 0 Name: Board of Fire Commissioners - Number
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 5/19/2008 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 9/15/2008
Enactment #: 08-67
Title: Board of Fire Commissioners - Number FOR the purpose of increasing the number of persons serving on the Board of Fire Commissioners from 3 to 5; and restating for context and clarifying certain Charter provisions governing the Board of Fire Commissioners.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Fire Commissioners, Number
Attachments: 1. 08-0125 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Fire Comm. - 08-0125.pdf, 3. Finance - 08-0125.pdf, 4. Law - 08-0125.pdf, 5. 08-0125 - 3rd Reader.pdf, 6. 08-0125 - 3rd Reader.pdf
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:  The Council President
At the request of:  The Administration                                                                                              
 
      A BILL ENTITLED
 
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Board of Fire Commissioners - Number
 
FOR the purpose of increasing the number of persons serving on the Board of Fire Commissioners from 3 to 5; and restating for context and clarifying certain Charter provisions governing the Board of Fire Commissioners.
BODY
BY authority of
  Article VII - Executive Departments
  Section(s) 50(a)
  Baltimore City Charter
  (1996 Edition)
 
BY adding
  Article 9 - Fire Suppression and Prevention
  Section(s) 1-8
  Baltimore City Code
   (Edition 2000)
 
  SECTION 1.  BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
 
      Baltimore City Code
 
      Article 9.  Fire Suppression and Prevention
 
      Subtitle 1.  Fire Department
 
§ 1-8.  BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
 
  (A)  BOARD ESTABLISHED.
 
THERE IS A BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, AS ESTABLISHED IN CITY CHARTER ARTICLE VII, § 49.
 
 
 
  (B)  COMPOSITION.
 
THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS COMPRISES 5 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CHARTER ARTICLE IV, § 6.
 
  (C)  PRESIDENT.
 
THE MAYOR SHALL DESIGNATE ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD AS ITS PRESIDENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CHARTER ARTICLE VII, § 50(B).
 
  (D)  TENURE.
 
THE TERM OF EACH MEMBER IS 4 YEARS, CONCURRENT WITH THE MAYOR'S TERM OF OFFICE, AND UNTIL A SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED AND QUALIFIES.
 
  (E)  POWERS AND DUTIES.
 
THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS HAS THE POWERS AND DUTIES SPECIFIED IN CITY CHARTER ARTICLE VII, §§ 49 TO 52.
 
  SECTION 2.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
 
  SECTION 3.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
 
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