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THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
(Charter Amendment)
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
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Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
FOR the purpose of authorizing the waiver or modification of certain procedures in order to assist local, small, or disadvantaged businesses; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
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BY amending
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section(s) 11
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 VI. Board of Estimates
§ 11. Procurement.
(a) Board of Estimates responsible.
The Board of Estimates shall be responsible for awarding contracts and supervising all purchasing by the City as provided in this section and elsewhere in the Charter.
(I) LOCAL, SMALL, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS.
THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MAY, BY ORDINANCE, ESTABLISH PROGRAMS THAT GRANT PURCHASING PREFERENCES TO LOCAL, SMALL, OR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES AND, FOR THAT PURPOSE, WAIVE OR MODIFY THE APPLICATION OF THIS SECTION (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUBSECTION (A)) TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this proposed amendment to the City Charter be submitted to the legal and qualified voters of Baltimore City, for adoption or rejection, in accordance with Article XI-A, § 5 of the Maryland Constitution, in the form specified by the City Solicitor.
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