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The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmembers Dorsey, Burnett, Cohen
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Assisting Baltimore City Artists
For the purpose of calling on the Administration, if the City receives additional COVID-19 relief funds from the United States Congress, to invest at least $1 million of those funds to establish an emergency fund to assist Baltimore City artists.
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The Baltimore City Council recognizes the significant contributions of artists in the City and their direct impact on economic vitality, community investment, and tourism attraction. Artists make up an integral part of Baltimore’s cultural heritage and are a vital part of its national identity.
Independent artists make up a unique part of the City’s workforce, many being self-employed and freelance workers. Due to these distinctions, many of the individuals that make up the artist workforce have gone without regular or pandemic unemployment assistance. Without this critical provision, artists have gone without traditional government assistance during a national health and economic crisis.
The Baltimore City Council requests that the Mayor’s office provide critical emergency economic relief for Baltimore City's artists who have suffered undue hardships caused by the health and safety closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Should the City receive additional COVID-19 relief funds from the United States Congress, City Council requests that the Mayor invest at least $1 million towards an emergency artist relief fund.
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