Baltimore City Council
File #: 15-0501    Version: 0 Name: Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure - Repeal of Pointless Exception
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 3/23/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 6/11/2015
Enactment #: 15-375
Title: Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure - Repeal of Pointless Exception FOR the purpose of repealing an inapposite and effectively meaningless exception from local disclosure requirements for persons who submit copies of State disclosure statements; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Disclosures, Exceptions, Financial, Law, Public Ethics, Repeal
Attachments: 1. 15-0501~1st Reader, 2. Ethics 15-0501, 3. City Solicitor 15-0501, 4. 2nd Reader Amendments 15-0501, 5. 15-0501~3rd Reader
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)                                                                       
 
      A BILL ENTITLED
 
AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Public Ethics Law - Financial Disclosure - Repeal of Pointless Exception
FOR the purpose of repealing an inapposite and effectively meaningless exception from local disclosure requirements for persons who submit copies of State disclosure statements; 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) 7-10
  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 7.  Financial Disclosure
 
[� 7-10.  Persons filing with State.]
 
[Any public servant who is required by law to file a financial disclosure statement with the State Ethics Commission:
 
(1)      need not file the statement required by this subtitle; but
 
(2)      when filing with the State, must file a copy of that statement with the Ethics Board.]
 
  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 the later of (i)�the date this Ordinance is enacted, and (ii) the date on which this Ordinance is approved by the State Ethics Commission.
 
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