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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Holton
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Retirement Systems - Precluded Investments - Republic of Sudan
FOR the purpose of prohibiting the investment of public pension or retirement funds in Sudan or in companies doing business in or with Sudan.
Body
BY adding
Article 22 - Retirement Systems
Section(s) 7(a)(1), 23(b), and 35(a)(1)
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 22. Retirement Systems
Subtitle - Employees' Retirement System
§ 7. Management of funds.
(a) Trustee of funds.
(1) (I) NO FUNDS HELD UNDER BY THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM MAY REMAIN INVESTED OR BECOME INVESTED IN THE STOCKS, SECURITIES, OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF ANY BANK OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT MAKES LOANS TO THE REPUBLIC OF SUDAN, OR TO A NATIONAL CORPORATION OF SUDAN, OR IN THE STOCKS, SECURITIES, OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF ANY COMPANY DOING BUSINESS IN OR WITH SUDAN, OR WHOSE SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE DOES BUSINESS IN OR WITH SUDAN.
(II) COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS IN OR WITH SUDAN SHALL BE AS IDENTIFIED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY'S OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL.
Subtitle - Elected Officials' Retirement System
§ 23. Management of Funds.
(B) THE PROVISIONS OF § 7(A)(1)...
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