City of Baltimore - File #: 15-0498

• File #: 15-0498
• Version: 0
• Name: Public Ethics Law - Prohibited Gifts - Duplicative Exemptions
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 3/23/2015
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 6/11/2015
• Enactment #: 15-372
• Title: Public Ethics Law - Prohibited Gifts - Duplicative Exemptions FOR the purpose of consolidating certain overlapping and redundant exemptions for gifts related to the payment of expenses for a speaking engagement or for 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)
• Indexes: Exemptions, Gifts, Law, Prohibited, Public Ethics

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/15/2015	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
6/8/2015	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/1/2015	0	City Council	Advanced to 3rd Reader, for Final Passage
6/1/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably
5/19/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably	Pass
5/4/2015	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
3/26/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Ethics
3/26/2015	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
3/23/2015	0	City Council	Assigned
3/23/2015	0	City Council	Introduced

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 (Ethics Board; Office of the Inspector General)

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
title
Public Ethics Law - Prohibited Gifts - Duplicative Exemptions
FOR the purpose of consolidating certain overlapping and redundant exemptions for gifts related to the payment of expenses for a speaking engagement or for 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 and reordaining, with amendments
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 6-28(3), (5), and (6)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

BY repealing
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 6-28(7) and 6-30
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 8. Ethics

Subtitle 6. Conflicts of Interest

? 6-28. Qualified exemptions.

Subject to ??6-29 {?Exemption limitations?} of this subtitle, the prohibitions in ??627 {?Acceptance prohibited?} of this subtitle do not apply to the unsolicited receipt of:
. . .

(3) in return for a speaking engagement or participation on a panel at a meeting, reasonable expenses, ACTUALLY INCURRED AND VERIFIABLE, for food, travel, lodging, CHILD OR DEPENDANT CARE, and scheduled entertainment of the public serva...