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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Conway, Ramos, Burnett, and President Mosby
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Investigative Hearing - Water Billing System
For the purpose of inviting the Acting Director of the Department of Public Works and the Director of the Department of Finance to address the crippling problems with and describe solutions for the water billing system described in the recent report jointly published by the Baltimore City and Baltimore County Inspectors General.
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Whereas, An investigation by the Office of the Inspector General of Baltimore City and Office of the Inspector General of Baltimore County found a multitude of problems with the Baltimore City water billing system;
Whereas, The report by the Inspectors General, published on December 8, 2020, found that over 22,000 digital water meters installed beginning in 2014 in the City and County are dysfunctional;
Whereas, The report also found that the Department of Public Works failed to respond to thousands of complaints regarding water billing problems and that problems with the water billing system persist, despite the City having spent $133 million in the last decade to make the system functional;
Whereas, City Council members and all City residents are deeply frustrated by the water billing system problems; and
Whereas, The City Council must learn why water billing problems as described in the report persist and ho...
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