Baltimore City Council
File #: 12-0114    Version: 0 Name: Charter Amendment - Term Limits
Type: Mayor and City Council Res. Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 7/16/2012 In control: Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
On agenda: Final action: 12/5/2016
Enactment #:
Title: Charter Amendment - Term Limits FOR the purpose of providing that a person who has served a certain number of elected terms of office as Mayor, Comptroller, President of the City Council, or Member of the City Council is ineligible to succeed her- or himself for the immediately following term; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
Sponsors: Bill Henry, President Young, Warren Branch, Carl Stokes, Robert Curran
Indexes: Charter Amendment, Term Limits
Attachments: 1. 12-0114 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. City Solicitor 12-0114.pdf, 3. Finance 12-0114.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
(Charter Amendment)

Introduced by: Councilmember Henry

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
title
Charter Amendment - Term Limits

FOR the purpose of providing that a person who has served a certain number of elected terms of office as Mayor, Comptroller, President of the City Council, or Member of the City Council is ineligible to succeed her- or himself for the immediately following term; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
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BY proposing to amend
Article III - City Council
Section(s) 1(b) and 3(a)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

BY proposing to add
Article IV - Mayor
Section(s) 1(a)(3)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

BY proposing to add
Article V - Comptroller
Section(s) 1(a)(5)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

SECTION 1. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the City Charter is proposed to be amended to read as follows:


Baltimore City Charter

Article III. City Council

ยงย 1. Legislative Department; qualification and salary of members.

(b) Qualifications.

(1) Members of the City Council, except the President whose qualifications are provided for in Section 3, shall be citizens of the United Sta...

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