City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0701

• File #: 11-0701
• Version: 0
• Name: Public Ethics Law - Compliance with State Requirements
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/16/2011
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 9/30/2011
• Enactment #: 11-484
• Title: Public Ethics Law - Compliance with State Requirements FOR the purpose of modifying provisions of the Ethics Code to comply with new requirements of State law; redefining certain terms; prohibiting certain interests; imposing certain post-employment restrictions; requiring officials to file disclosures of certain proposed actions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Ethics

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/30/2011	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
9/26/2011	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
9/19/2011	0	City Council	Amended
8/15/2011	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
8/15/2011	0	City Council	Amended
8/15/2011	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Rdr., Adopted Comm. Report
7/18/2011	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
5/19/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/19/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/16/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
5/16/2011	0	City Council	Assigned

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 (City Ethics Board)


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Public Ethics Law - Compliance with State Requirements

FOR the purpose of modifying provisions of the Ethics Code to comply with new requirements of State law; redefining certain terms; prohibiting certain interests; imposing certain post-employment restrictions; requiring officials to file disclosures of certain proposed actions; 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) 2-17(a), 6-11, 6-22, 6-28(2), 6-29, and 7-3
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 7-3
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 2. Definitions; General Provisions

§ 2-17. “Gift”.

(a) In general.

“Gift” means, except as specified in subsection (b) of this section, the transfer of [anything] ANY THING OR ANY SERVICE of economic value, regardless of the form, without adequate, IDENTIFIABLE, and lawful consideration.

Editor’s Note: To conform to proposed COMAR 19A.04.02.04H(4)(a).

Subtitle 6. ...