City of Baltimore - File #: 15-0501

• File #: 15-0501
• Version: 0
• Name: Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure - Repeal of Pointless Exception
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/23/2015
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/11/2015
• Enactment #: 15-375
• Title: Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure - Repeal of Pointless Exception FOR the purpose of repealing an inapposite and effectively meaningless exception from local disclosure requirements for persons who submit copies of State disclosure statements; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.
• Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
• Indexes: Disclosures, Exceptions, Financial, Law, Public Ethics, Repeal

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/15/2015	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/8/2015	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/1/2015	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
6/1/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
5/19/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
5/4/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
3/26/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
3/26/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Ethics
3/23/2015	0	City Council	Assigned
3/23/2015	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: The Administration (Ethics Board)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure - Repeal of Pointless Exception
FOR the purpose of repealing an inapposite and effectively meaningless exception from local disclosure requirements for persons who submit copies of State disclosure statements; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.
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BY repealing
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 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 8. Ethics

Subtitle 7. Financial Disclosure

[? 7-10. Persons filing with State.]

[Any public servant who is required by law to file a financial disclosure statement with the State Ethics Commission:

(1) need not file the statement required by this subtitle; but

(2) when filing with the State, must file a copy of that statement with the Ethics Board.]

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 the later of (i)?the date this Ordinance is enacted, and (ii) the date on...