Baltimore City Council
File #: 09-0321    Version: 0 Name: People’s Counsel
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 4/20/2009 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: People’s Counsel FOR the purpose of establishing the Office of People’s Counsel; providing for the appointment of a People’s Counsel; authorizing the People’s Counsel to participate as a party in certain land-use proceedings; specifying other powers and duties of the People’s Counsel; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the People’s Counsel for Baltimore City.
Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Bill Henry, Mary Pat Clarke, President Young, Belinda Conaway, Robert Curran
Indexes: Peoples Counsel
Attachments: 1. 09-0321 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Finance - 09-0321.pdf
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: Councilmember Kraft

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
People’s Counsel

FOR the purpose of establishing the Office of People’s Counsel; providing for the appointment of a People’s Counsel; authorizing the People’s Counsel to participate as a party in certain land-use proceedings; specifying other powers and duties of the People’s Counsel; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the People’s Counsel for Baltimore City.
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BY adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 4-1 through 4-18, to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 4. Office of People’s Counsel”
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 7-8(32a)
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 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies

SUBTITLE 4. OFFICE OF PEOPLE’S COUNSEL

§ 4-1. DEFINITIONS.

(A) IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.



(B) “INCLUDES”; “INCLUDING”.

“INCLUDES” OR “INCLUDING” MEANS BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION AND NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION.

(C) “LAND-USE PROCEEDING”.

“LAND-USE PROCEEDING” MEANS ANY LEGISLATIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDIN...

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