Baltimore City Council
File #: 12-0142    Version: 0 Name: Public Ethics Law - Conflicts of Interest
Type: Ordinance Status: Failed - End of Term
File created: 9/24/2012 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Public Ethics Law - Conflicts of Interest FOR the purpose of clarifying and expanding the provisions that prohibit certain employment and financial interests to encompass employment by or interests in persons having or negotiating certain "blanket" and other contracts with the City or with any agency of the City; clarifying and expanding the provisions that prohibit certain gifts to encompass gifts from persons that a public servant knows or has reason to know have recently been lobbyists with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the public servant; consolidating certain exemptions for gifts related to the payment of expenses for a speaking engagement or participation on a panel; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Attachments: 1. 12-0142 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. Inspector General - 12-0142.pdf, 3. Human Resources - 12-0142.pdf, 4. Finance - 12-0142.pdf, 5. Ethics - 12-0142.pdf, 6. Legislative Reference - 12-0142.pdf, 7. Law - 12-0142.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 (Office of the Inspector General and Ethics Board)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Public Ethics Law - Conflicts of Interest

FOR the purpose of clarifying and expanding the provisions that prohibit certain employment and financial interests to encompass employment by or interests in persons having or negotiating certain "blanket" and other contracts with the City or with any agency of the City; clarifying and expanding the provisions that prohibit certain gifts to encompass gifts from persons that a public servant knows or has reason to know have recently been lobbyists with respect to matters within the jurisdiction of the public servant; consolidating certain exemptions for gifts related to the payment of expenses for a speaking engagement or participation on a panel; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.
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BY repealing
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 2-5 and 6-30
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 6-11, 6-26(a), 6-27, and 6-28
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY adding
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 7-1
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY renumbering
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 7-1
to be


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