City of Baltimore - File #: 07-0300R

• File #: 07-0300R
• Version: 0
• Name: Urgent Request for Assistance - Baltimore City Police Staffing Shortage
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 6/4/2007
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 7/16/2007
• Title: Urgent Request for Assistance - Baltimore City Police Staffing Shortage FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention to provide Baltimore City with a grant to aid in the development of a campaign to recruit persons to fill the 140 vacancies on the Baltimore City Police Force to enable the City to curtail the rise in violent crime; and respectfully urging the Governor to lend his support to this request for emergency assistance.
• Sponsors: Stephanie President Rawlings-Blake, President Young, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Robert Curran, Helen L. Holton, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke, Keiffer Mitchell, Sharon Green Middleton, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Police, Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/16/2007	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
7/16/2007	0	City Council	Adopted
6/11/2007	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/7/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/7/2007	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/4/2007	0	City Council	Introduced
6/4/2007	0	City Council	Assigned

* 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: President Rawlings-Blake


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
Title
Urgent Request for Assistance - Baltimore City Police Staffing Shortage

FOR the purpose of requesting the Director of the Governor's Office of Crime Control & Prevention to provide Baltimore City with a grant to aid in the development of a campaign to recruit persons to fill the 140 vacancies on the Baltimore City Police Force to enable the City to curtail the rise in violent crime; and respectfully urging the Governor to lend his support to this request for emergency assistance.
Body
Recitals

In a concerted effort to stem the rise in incidents of violent crime in the City, a Baltimore City Council Resolution requesting the Mayor to provide emergency funding to assist in the development of a campaign to recruit persons to serve as sworn police officers, bringing the force to its optimal force of 3,118, presented a plan that included:

· The production of public service announcements aimed at recruiting new officers to air by August 1, 2007.

· The development of recruitment banners to display at Baltimore City Police Headquarters, as well as at facilities in each of the 9 Police Districts.

· The creation of recruitment materials targeted at recent Baltimore City high school graduates, current Baltimore City Community College students, and other eligible City residents.

· Materials to be used at Police Depar...