City of Baltimore - File #: 15-0500

• File #: 15-0500
• Version: 0
• Name: Public Ethics Law - Prohibited Interests - Clarifications
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/23/2015
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/11/2015
• Enactment #: 15-374
• Title: Public Ethics Law - Prohibited Interests - Clarifications FOR the purpose of clarifying expressly that certain prohibitions encompass employment by or financial interests in persons having or negotiating certain "blanket" and other contracts with the City or with any agency of the City; requiring certain disclosures; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Clarification, Interest, Law, Prohibited, Public Ethics

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/15/2015	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/8/2015	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/1/2015	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
6/1/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
5/19/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably	Pass
5/4/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
3/26/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Ethics
3/26/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
3/23/2015	0	City Council	Assigned
3/23/2015	0	City Council	Introduced	Pass

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 (Ethics Board; Office of Inspector General)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Public Ethics Law - Prohibited Interests - Clarifications
FOR the purpose of clarifying expressly that certain prohibitions encompass employment by or financial interests in persons having or negotiating certain "blanket" and other contracts with the City or with any agency of the City; requiring certain disclosures; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 6-11
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 8. Ethics

Subtitle 6. Conflicts of Interest

? 6-11. Prohibited employment, interests.

[(a) In general.]

Except as otherwise provided in this Part III, a public servant may not:

(1) be employed by or have a financial interest in any person that is subject to the authority of that public servant or of the City agency with which the public servant is affiliated;


(2) be employed by or have a financial interest in any person that is negotiating or has entered into:

(i) a contract with the City OR AN AGENCY OF THE CITY, IF:

(A) THE CONTRACT IS WI...