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
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.
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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 COUNCIL PRESIDENT, 1 SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WHO NEED NOT BE A VETERAN.
 
  SECTION 2.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
 
  SECTION 3.  AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
 
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