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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Middleton
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Code Enforcement Officers
FOR the purpose of redefining the persons authorized to issue environmental citations; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to the designation of environmental control officers.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section(s) 40-1 and 40-7(c)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
BY repealing
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 71-1(f)
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 40. Environmental Control Board
§ 40 1. Definitions.
(a) In General.
In this subtitle, the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) Board.
"Board" means the Environmental Control Board of Baltimore City.
(C) CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
"CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS A CITY EMPLOYEE WHO:
(1) IS IN A POSITION OF TRUST, AS DEFINED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL AM 237-1; AND
(2) HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY HIS OR HER AGENCY HEAD TO ISSUE ENVIRONMENTAL CITATIONS UNDER THIS SUBTITLE.
(D) [(c)] Director.
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Environmental Control Board of Baltimore City.
(E) [(d)] Environmental citation.
"Environmental citation" means a prepayable citation for violation of any provision of law or regulation under the jurisdiction of the Board.
(F) [(e)] Person.
"Person" means:
(1) an individual;
[(2) a receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative of any kind; and]
(2) [(3)] a partnership, firm, association, corporation, governmental agency, or other entity of any kind; AND
(3) A RECEIVER, TRUSTEE, GUARDIAN, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, FIDUCIARY, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY KIND.
§ 40 7. Environmental citations.
(c) Service of citations.
An environmental citation must be:
(1) issued by [a Sanitary Enforcement Officer or other City employee who has been authorized to act as a Special Enforcement Officer under Article 19, § 71 1 of the City Code] A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR A BALTIMORE CITY POLICE OFFICER; and
. . . .
Article 19. Police Ordinances
Subtitle 71. Special Enforcement Officers
§ 71 1. Appointment; duties.
[(f) Additional authority.]
[In addition to issuing prepayable criminal citations under § 71 2 of this subtitle, Special Enforcement Officers may issue and serve civil administrative citations to appear before the Environmental Control Board under Article 1, Subtitle 40 {"Environmental Control Board"} of the City Code.]
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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