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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
(Charter Amendment)
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Finance)
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
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Charter Amendment - Procurement
FOR the purpose of establishing new procedures for establishing and modifying certain bid threshold amounts, bid and performance requirements, advertising requirements, award criteria, and other matters governing procurement; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
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BY proposing to amend
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section(s) 11
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
BY proposing to amend
Article VII - Executive Departments
Section(s) 17(d)
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
ยงย 11. Procurement.
(a) Board of Estimates responsible.
The Board of Estimates shall be responsible for awarding contracts and supervising all purchasing by the City as provided in this section and elsewhere in the Charter.
(B) AUTHORITY OF CITY COUNCIL.
(1) BY ORDINANCE PASSED BY TWO-THIRDS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL SHALL SET THE DOLLAR THRESHOLDS FOR:
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