City of Baltimore - File #: 05-0300

• File #: 05-0300
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - Ordinance of Estimates - Council Special Services Fund
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 12/5/2005
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/20/2006
• Title: Charter Amendment - Ordinance of Estimates - Council Special Services Fund FOR the purpose of authorizing an annual appropriation to a special fund for the exclusive use of the City Council, for certain purposes and subject to certain conditions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
• Sponsors: President Young, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Paula Johnson Branch, Kenneth Harris, Agnes Welch, Keiffer Mitchell, Belinda Conaway
• Indexes: Charter Amendment, Ordinance of Estimates, Special Services Fund

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/20/2006	0	City Council	Withdrawn
2/6/2006	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
12/8/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/8/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/8/2005	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
12/5/2005	0	City Council	Introduced
12/5/2005	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
(Charter Amendment)

Introduced by: Councilmembers Young, Holton

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
Title
Charter Amendment - Ordinance of Estimates - Council Special Services Fund

FOR the purpose of authorizing an annual appropriation to a special fund for the exclusive use of the City Council, for certain purposes and subject to certain conditions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
Body
BY adding
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section(s) 5A
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the City Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows:

Baltimore City Charter

Article VI. Board of Estimates

§ 5A. BOARD OF ESTIMATES - COUNCIL SPECIAL SERVICES FUND.

(A) THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES MAY INCLUDE ANNUALLY IN THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE OF ESTIMATES A GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION TO BE MAINTAINED IN A SPECIAL SERVICES FUND FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE BY THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

(B) THE AMOUNT APPROPRIATED ANNUALLY FOR THIS SPECIAL SERVICES FUND SHALL BE IN ADDITION TO AND MAY NOT SUPPLANT, BE DEDUCTED FROM, OR SERVE AS A BASIS FOR REDUCING ANY PART OF THE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE CITY COUNCIL.


(C) MONEY APPROPRIATED TO THE FUND MAY BE EXPENDED ONLY:

(1) PURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE C...