Baltimore City Council
File #: 12-0020    Version: 0 Name: Veterans Commission - Member Qualifications
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 1/23/2012 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 3/8/2012
Enactment #: 12-02
Title: Veterans Commission - Member Qualifications FOR the purpose of providing that one of the appointments by the City Council President must be a City Councilmember, who need not be a veteran.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Commission, Qualificatiions, Veterans
Attachments: 1. 12-0020- 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Law - 12-0020.pdf, 3. Veterans Comm. - 12-0020.pdf, 4. 12-0020 - 3rd 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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Veterans Commission)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Veterans Commission - Member Qualifications

FOR the purpose of providing that one of the appointments by the City Council President must be a City Councilmember, who need not be a veteran.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 12 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 51-2
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 51. Baltimore City Veterans Commission

§ 51-2. Commission established.

(a) In general.

There is a Baltimore City Veterans Commission.

(b) Composition.

The Commission comprises the following 11 members:

(1) 5 members, to be appointed by the Mayor in accordance with Article IV, § 6 of the City Charter;



(2) 4 members, to be appointed by the President of the City Council;

(3) the Police Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee; and

(4) the Fire Chief or the Chief’s designee.

(c) Qualifications.

(1) [Each] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (2) OF THIS SUBSECTION, EACH appointed member must be a veteran.

(2) OF THE 4 MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE CITY COU...

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