City of Baltimore - File #: 15-0568

• File #: 15-0568
• Version: 0
• Name: Public Ethics Law - Administrative Modifications
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/21/2015
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/5/2016
• Enactment #: 16-585
• Title: Public Ethics Law - Administrative Modifications FOR the purpose of conforming exclusions from the definition of "interest" to those recently added to the State Public Ethics Law; clarifying certain other exclusions; modifying, updating, and clarifying provisions that require certain timely notices to newly appointed public servants; modifying, updating, and clarifying provisions that require agencies' assistance in preparing for and administering the annual filing of financial disclosure statements; updating and clarifying provisions that require a record of persons inspecting financial disclosure statements; and generally relating to administration of the City Ethics Code.
• Sponsors: President Young, Sharon Green Middleton, Carl Stokes, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Rochelle Spector, Brandon M. Scott, Nick Mosby, Robert Curran, Bill Henry, William "Pete" Welch, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Administrative Modifications, Law, Public Ethics

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/8/2016	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
12/5/2016	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
11/14/2016	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
11/14/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
10/25/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably	Pass
10/24/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for Voting Session
3/8/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
2/1/2016	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
9/24/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
9/24/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Ethics
9/24/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
9/24/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Human Resources
9/21/2015	0	City Council	Assigned
9/21/2015	0	City Council	Introduced

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: The Council President
At the request of: Baltimore City Board of Ethics


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Public Ethics Law - Administrative Modifications
FOR the purpose of conforming exclusions from the definition of "interest" to those recently added to the State Public Ethics Law; clarifying certain other exclusions; modifying, updating, and clarifying provisions that require certain timely notices to newly appointed public servants; modifying, updating, and clarifying provisions that require agencies' assistance in preparing for and administering the annual filing of financial disclosure statements; updating and clarifying provisions that require a record of persons inspecting financial disclosure statements; and generally relating to administration of the City Ethics Code.
body

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 2-19(b), 3-20(d), 3-24, 7-1.1, and 7-4
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 8. Ethics

Subtitle 2. Definitions; General Provisions

? 2-19. ?Interest?.

(b) Exclusions.

?Interest? does not include:


(1) an interest held in the capacity of a personal representative, agent, custodian, fiduciary, or trustee, unless the holder has an equitable interest in the subject ma...