City of Baltimore - File #: 12-0043R

• File #: 12-0043R
• Version: 0
• Name: Private Sponsorship of Fire Trucks
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/16/2012
• In control: Budget and Appropriations Committee
• Final action: 6/4/2012
• Title: Private Sponsorship of Fire Trucks FOR the purpose of calling on the Administration and the Fire Department to explore how to best recruit private sector sponsors for the City’s fire trucks in order to provide the Fire Department with the resources it needs to maintain its current level of services for Baltimore.
• Sponsors: William "Pete" Welch, Warren Branch, Robert Curran, Nick Mosby, Sharon Green Middleton, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Fire Truck, Resolution, Sponsorships

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/4/2012	0	Budget and Appropriations Committee	Recommended Favorably
6/4/2012	0	City Council	Adopted
5/14/2012	0	Budget and Appropriations Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/19/2012	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/19/2012	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/19/2012	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
4/16/2012	0	City Council	Introduced
4/16/2012	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: Councilmember Welch


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Private Sponsorship of Fire Trucks

FOR the purpose of calling on the Administration and the Fire Department to explore how to best recruit private sector sponsors for the City’s fire trucks in order to provide the Fire Department with the resources it needs to maintain its current level of services for Baltimore.
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Recitals

Over the last few years, nationwide economic difficulties have forced the City of Baltimore to grapple with declining revenues by making many difficult budgetary decisions. One of the most difficult of those decisions was the institution of a policy of rotating closures of fire companies. For the coming fiscal year, faced with a continuing budget gap of $48 million and projections of increasing shortfalls in future cycles, the administration has recommended the permanent closure of 3 fire companies and a cut of roughly $5.67 million from what the Fire Department estimates it would need to continue services at current levels.

Each of these fire companies consists of a fire truck and its staff. Other jurisdictions have in the past had some success in keeping fire trucks in service by inviting the private sector to contribute to the trucks’ cost in exchange for recognition of their support in a display on the vehicle. This sort of sponsorship of City activities in exchange for adverti...