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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: President Rawlings-Blake
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Investigative Hearing - One Card - Youth Identification Card and Access Card to City Services
FOR the purpose of exploring the efficacy of instituting a single identification card system to make accessing services easier and more convenient for Baltimore City residents; examining the mechanism of the D.C. One Card system; and estimating the cost of implementing a similar system in Baltimore City.
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On April 10, 2008, the District of Columbia Office of the Chief Technology Officer announced, in collaboration with the Department of Parks and Recreation and the D.C. Public Libraries, the launch of the D.C. government “One Card”, a new picture ID consolidated credential designed to give adults and children access to all the D.C. government facilities and programs they need to use.
The One Card will initially grant borrowing privileges at D.C. libraries and provide access to recreation centers throughout the city. Eventually the One Card will also become a student ID and an access card for all D.C. government buildings and programs. Participants in the Summer Youth program will receive One Cards, and later in the year students in D.C. public schools will get One Cards to serve as student Ids. Ultimately, One Cards will include Metro access capabilities as well.
The D.C. Chief Technology Officer ...
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