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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Branch
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Investigative Hearing - Baltimore City Environmental Control Board
FOR the purpose of requesting the Executive Director of the Environmental Control Board, the Housing Commissioner, the Director of Public Works, the Health Commissioner, the Police Commissioner, the Fire Chief, and appropriate personnel to report to the City Council on the workings of the Board; to clarify the purpose and process of issuing fines and citations; to address issues of due process, and; to identify measures that can be implemented to make the entire process more transparent and equitable for the residents of Baltimore City.
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The mission statement of the Baltimore City Environmental Control Board (ECB) states that the Board is a regulatory agency with an administrative court charged with the responsibility of adjudicating civil citations, dedicated to identifying and working toward controlling harmful environmental factors to promote environmental awareness and enforcement through behavior modification, education, and training.
The ECB is responsible for the enforcement of provisions of the Baltimore City Code that specifically affect the sanitation, environmental, health, safety, and other quality-of-life issues. Specifically, the Board establishes procedures for the issuance of citations; trains code enforcement pers...
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