Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Finance)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Sheriff - $37,600
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $37,600 to the Sheriff - Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement), to provide funding to improve the recruitment and retention of the Sheriff’s court security officers; and providing for a special effective date.
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By authority of
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section 8(b)(2) and (c)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
Recitals
The revenue appropriated by this Ordinance represents a grant from the Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention in excess of the revenue relied on by the Board of Estimates in determining the tax levy required to balance the budget for Fiscal Year 2020.
That grant could not have been expected with reasonable certainty when the Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year 2020 was formulated.
On March 25, 2020, the Board of Estimates recommended this appropriation to the City Council.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That $37,600 shall be made available to the Sheriff - Service 882 (Deputy Sheriff Enforcement) as a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2020, to provide funding to improve the recruitment and retention of the Sheriff’s court security officers. The source of revenue for this appropriation is the grant from the Maryland Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention in excess of the amount from this source that was relied on by the Board of Estimates in...
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