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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Mitchell
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Baltimore City Hispanic Commission
FOR the purpose of establishing the Baltimore City Hispanic Commission; providing for the appointment, terms, powers, and duties of the Commission; providing for staff to the Commission; and generally relating to assisting the City's Hispanic population.
Body
BY adding
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 52-1 through 52-8, inclusive, to be under the new subtitle,
"Subtitle 52. Baltimore City Hispanic Commission"
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 52. Baltimore City Hispanic Commission
§ 52-1. COMMISSION ESTABLISHED.
(A) IN GENERAL.
THERE IS A BALTIMORE CITY HISPANIC COMMISSION.
(B) COMPOSITION.
THE COMMISSION COMPRISES 9 MEMBERS, TO BE APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE IV, § 6 OF THE CITY CHARTER.
§ 52-2. PURPOSE.
THE HISPANIC COMMISSION IS DEDICATED TO:
(1) IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING ISSUES CONCERNING THE RIGHTS AND NEEDS OF BALTIMORE'S HISPANIC COMMUNITY.
(2) ADVISING THE MAYOR AND CITY AGENCIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELEVANT POLICIES, PLANS, AND PROGRAMS THAT AFF...
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