City of Baltimore - File #: 19-0375

• File #: 19-0375
• Version: 0
• Name: Baltimore City Residency Requirements - Prohibition Against Purposeful Evasion
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Failed
• File created: 4/22/2019
• In control: Judiciary Committee
• Title: Baltimore City Residency Requirements - Prohibition Against Purposeful Evasion For the purpose of prohibiting a re-organization or shift in staff reporting requirements in order to purposefully evade the Baltimore City residency requirements; and establishing that a violation of that prohibition is a ethics violation enforceable under the City Ethics Code.
• Sponsors: Shannon Sneed, Sharon Green Middleton, Bill Henry, Brandon M. Scott, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Ryan Dorsey, John Bullock, Zeke Cohen, Kristerfer Burnett, Robert Stokes, Sr., Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Baltimore City, Requirement, Residences

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/22/2019	0	City Council	Reassigned
4/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Ethics
4/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
4/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
4/25/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Human Resources
4/22/2019	0	City Council	Assigned
4/22/2019	0	City Council	Introduced

Explanation: Capitals indicate matter added to existing law.
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* 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: Councilmember Sneed

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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Baltimore City Residency Requirements - Prohibition Against Purposeful Evasion
For the purpose of prohibiting a re-organization or shift in staff reporting requirements in order to purposefully evade the Baltimore City residency requirements; and establishing that a violation of that prohibition is a ethics violation enforceable under the City Ethics Code.
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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section 7-10
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 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies

Subtitle 7. City Officers and Employees

§ 7-10. Residency requirements for City officials.

(a) Definitions.

(1) In general.

In this section, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

(2) Agency.

“Agency” means any department, any bureau or division within a department, and any board, commission, authority, council, committee, office, or other unit of City government.


(3) Official.

“Official” means:

(i) the head of an agency who reports directly to the Mayor; and

(ii) any at-will supervisory employee who reports directly to the Mayor or to the head of an agency.

(b) Residency requirement...