Baltimore City Council
File #: 05-0072R    Version: 0 Name: The Clarence Mitchell Court House - Let's Clean It Up
Type: City Council Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 7/11/2005 In control: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
On agenda: Final action: 9/19/2005
Enactment #:
Title: The Clarence Mitchell Court House - Let's Clean It Up FOR the purpose of requesting an informational hearing on the behalf of the employees who currently work at the Clarence Mitchell Court House in Baltimore City in order to determine the current working conditions as well as to solicit suggestions from those employees about ways to create a more suitable work environment.
Attachments: 1. 072R-Adopted.pdf
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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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The Clarence Mitchell Court House - Let's Clean It Up

FOR the purpose of requesting an informational hearing on the behalf of the employees who currently work at the Clarence Mitchell Court House in Baltimore City in order to determine the current working conditions as well as to solicit suggestions from those employees about ways to create a more suitable work environment.
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For the last 6 years, employees who work in the Clarence Mitchell Court House have had some very serious complaints. First and foremost, the complaint has been that the work conditions are simply sub par. The air quality in the courthouse has been described as poor, odorous, and stuffy. The hallways and court rooms are overcrowded, and many of the rooms are infested with insects. Employees have complained of breathing problems from the lack of fresh air, and many of the people who work with in the walls of the building have complained of asthma and respiratory difficulties.

Something needs to be done about this as soon as possible. The employees that work in the Court House deserve more from the City of Baltimore. We as a City, have a moral and legal obligation to take care of these problems. The Clarence Mitchell Court House is a City run building that houses State Employees. By law, the City of Baltimore makes any and every...

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