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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 (Department of Finance)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation- Mayoralty - $41,355,000
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the aggregate amount of $41,355,000 to the Mayoralty, specifically, $100,000 to Service 109 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success - Administration) to provide funding for summer programming, $39,990,000 to Service 122 (Mayoralty: Miscellaneous General Expenses) to provide funding for multi-year purchasing activity, Economic Development projects, and increase in PAYGO Capital for Recreation and Parks and Transportation projects, $250,000 to Service 125 (Mayoralty - Executive Direction and Control) to provide funding for priority projects, $200,000 to Service 617 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement - Criminal Justice Coordination) to provide funding for the Human Trafficking Grant Program, $500,000 to Service 618 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement - Neighborhood Safety and Engagement) to provide funding for increased staff costs, and $315,000 to Service 834 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Small and Minority Business Advocacy Development - MWB Opportunity Office) to provide funding for increasing funding for Main Streets; and providing for a special effective date.
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By authority of
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section 8(b)(2)(iii) and (c)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
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The revenue appropriated by this Ordinance represents $41,355,000 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 2025.
This additional revenue could not have been reasonably anticipated when the Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year 2025 was formulated.
This appropriation is made necessary by material changes in circumstances since the Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year 2025 was formulated or is for a new program that could not have been reasonably anticipated when that Ordinance of Estimates was formulated.
On October 2, 2024, 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 a total of $41,355,000 shall be made available to the Mayoralty as a Supplementary General Fund Operations Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2025, specifically:
(a) $100,000 to Service 109 (Mayoralty: Office of Children and Family Success - Administration) to provide funding for summer programming;
(b) $39,990,000 to Service 122 (Mayoralty: Miscellaneous General Expenses) to provide funding for multi-year purchasing activity, Economic Development projects, and increase in PAYGO Capital for Recreation and Parks and Transportation projects;
(c) $250,000 to Service 125 (Mayoralty - Executive Direction and Control) to provide funding for priority projects;
(d) $200,000 to Service 617 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement - Criminal Justice Coordination) to provide funding for the Human Trafficking Grant Program;
(e) $500,000 to Service 618 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement - Neighborhood Safety and Engagement) to provide funding for increased staff costs; and
(f) $315,000 to Service 834 (Mayoralty: Mayor’s Office of Small and Minority Business Advocacy Development - MWB Opportunity Office), to provide funding for increasing funding for Main Streets.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That the source of revenue for this appropriation is funds from the General Fund Assigned Fund Balance 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 2025.
Section 3. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.