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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
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Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation - Department of Law - $1,900,000
For the purpose of providing a Supplementary General Fund Operating Appropriation in the amount of $1,900,000 to the Department of Law - Service 860 (Administration-Law), to provide funding for balancing the Department of Law budget for Fiscal Year 2023 due legal fees and support services fees exceeding the adopted budget; and providing for a special effective date.
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By authority of
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section 8(b)(2)(iii) and (c)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
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The revenue appropriated by this Ordinance represents $1,900,000 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 2023.
This additional revenue could not have been reasonably anticipated when the Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year 2023 was formulated.
This appropriation is made necessary by a material change in circumstances since the Ordinance of Estimates for Fiscal Year 2023 was formulated or is for a new program that could not have been reasonably anticipated when that Ordinance of Estimates was formulated.
On November 15, 2023, the Board of Estimates recommended this appropriation to ...
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