Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill ___
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Finance)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Transportation - $10,000,000
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $10,000,000 to the Department of Transportation - Service 683 (Street Management), to provide funding for additional operating expenses; and providing for a special effective date.
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By authority of
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section 8(b)(3) and (c)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
Recitals
The revenue appropriated by this Ordinance represents funds from Recordation Tax Revenue ($8,500,000) and from Transfer Tax Revenue ($1,500,000) in excess of the revenue relied on by the Board of Estimates in determining the tax levy required to balance the budget for Fiscal Year 2019.
This additional revenue could not have been reasonably anticipated when the Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year 2019 was formulated.
This appropriation is made necessary by a material change in circumstances since the Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year 2019 was formulated or is for a new program that could not have been reasonably anticipated when that Ordinance of Estimates was formulated.
On May 8, 2019, the Board of Estimates recommended this appropriation to the City Council.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Department of Transportation - Service 683 (Street Management) as a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2019, to provide funding for additional operating expenses. The source of revenue for this appropriation is funds from Recordation Tax Revenue ($8,500,000) and from Transfer Tax Revenue ($1,500,000) in excess of the amount from this source that was relied on by the Board of Estimates in determining the tax levy required to balance the budget for Fiscal Year 2019.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.