Baltimore City Council
File #: 09-0103R    Version: 0 Name: Holiday Ticket Amnesty
Type: City Council Resolution Status: Withdrawn
File created: 1/12/2009 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 1/11/2010
Enactment #:
Title: Holiday Ticket Amnesty FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Department of Transportation and the Chief of the Safety Division to institute a policy of ticket amnesty for persons who receive certain tickets the day after the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Sponsors: President Young, Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Belinda Conaway, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke
Indexes: Amnesty, Resolution
Attachments: 1. 09-0103R - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Finance - 09-0103R.pdf
* 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 R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Young

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Holiday Ticket Amnesty

FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Department of Transportation and the Chief of the Safety Division to institute a policy of ticket amnesty for persons who receive certain tickets the day after the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Body
Recitals

Many government and private sector employers grant a vacation day or institute a liberal leave policy for employees for the days after the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. In fact, Fringe Benefits and Working Conditions in Manufacturing Firms, first published in 2000 found that the median number of paid holidays granted is 9 or 9½ days annually. In addition to the basic 6 holidays, the paid holidays granted most frequently include the day after Thanksgiving (78%).

The Bureau of Accounting and Payroll services reports that on November 28, 2008, the day after Thanksgiving, employees took the day off and on December 26, 2008, the day after Christmas, city employees did not report for work. State employees were not given a choice but as a result of an Executive Order were required to take 2 days pay equivalent salary reduction predesignated for December 26, 2008, and January 2,2009.
Baltimore City Parking Control Unit reports that on November 28, 2008, 1216 parking tickets were issued including: 271 for expired meters; 486 f...

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