City of Baltimore - File #: 19-0331

• File #: 19-0331
• Version: 0
• Name: Corrective - Consumer Price Index Used in the Adjustment of the Energy Tax Rate
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 2/4/2019
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/17/2019
• Enactment #: 19-266
• Title: Corrective - Consumer Price Index Used in the Adjustment of the Energy Tax Rate For the purpose of correcting the name of the Consumer Price Index used in the annual adjustment of the energy tax rate; modifying the fiscal year for the rate adjustment; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Adjustment, Corrective, Energy, Rate, Tax

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/17/2019	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/11/2019	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably
6/11/2019	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/11/2019	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
5/16/2019	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably	Pass
4/22/2019	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
2/7/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
2/7/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
2/7/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
2/7/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Health
2/7/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
2/7/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Public Works
2/4/2019	0	City Council	Assigned
2/4/2019	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: The Administration (Department of Finance)

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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Corrective - Consumer Price Index Used in the Adjustment of the Energy Tax Rate
For the purpose of correcting the name of the Consumer Price Index used in the annual adjustment of the energy tax rate; modifying the fiscal year for the rate adjustment; and providing for a special effective date.
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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 28 - Taxes
Section(s) 25-14(d)
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 28. Taxes

Subtitle 25. Public Utilities Tax

Part 2. Energy Tax

§ 25-14. Rates.

(d) Annual adjustments.

For Fiscal Year [2006] 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year, these tax rates shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the [Washington-Baltimore] Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Consumer Price Index, as reported by the United States Department of Labor, comparing December of the preceding calendar year to the December of the next preceding calendar year.


Section 2. And be it further ordained, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.

Section 3. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect on the d...