Baltimore City Council
File #: 05-0289    Version: 0 Name: People's Counsel
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 11/21/2005 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 12/5/2007
Enactment #:
Title: People's Counsel FOR the purpose of establishing the Office of People's Counsel; providing for the appointment of a People's Counsel; authorizing the People's Counsel to participate as a party in certain land-use proceedings; specifying other powers and duties of the People's Counsel; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the People's Counsel for Baltimore City.
Sponsors: James B. Kraft, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert Curran, Kenneth Harris, Keiffer Mitchell, Mary Pat Clarke, Belinda Conaway, Edward Reisinger
Indexes: Council Services
Attachments: 1. 289-1st Reader.pdf
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: Councilmember Kraft

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
People's Counsel

FOR the purpose of establishing the Office of People's Counsel; providing for the appointment of a People's Counsel; authorizing the People's Counsel to participate as a party in certain land-use proceedings; specifying other powers and duties of the People's Counsel; defining certain terms; and generally relating to the People's Counsel for Baltimore City.
Body
BY adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 4-1 through 4-18, to be under the new subtitle,
"Subtitle 4. Office of People's Counsel"
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 7-8(32a)
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 4. OFFICE OF PEOPLE'S COUNSEL

ยง 4-1. DEFINITIONS.

(A) IN GENERAL.

IN THIS SUBTITLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE MEANINGS INDICATED.



(B) "INCLUDES"; "INCLUDING".

"INCLUDES" OR "INCLUDING" MEANS BY WAY OF ILLUSTRATION AND NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION.

(C) "LAND-USE PROCEEDING".

"LAND-USE PROCEEDING" MEANS ANY LEGISLATIVE OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING FOR THE ADOPTION, APPROVAL, AMENDMENT, ...

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