City of Baltimore - File #: 16-0672

• File #: 16-0672
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/16/2016
• In control: Mayor
• Final action: 8/15/2016
• Enactment #: 16-30
• Title: Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program FOR the purpose of authorizing the waiver or modification of certain procedures in order to assist local, small, or disadvantaged businesses; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, President Young, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Eric T. Costello, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Nick Mosby, Robert Curran, Warren Branch, William "Pete" Welch, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Board of Estimates, Charter Amendment, Disadvantaged Business, Enterprise, Local Business, Program, Small Business

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/15/2016	0	City Council	Enacted, pursuant to Baltimore City Charter, Art. IV, Sec. 5(c)
6/13/2016	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/6/2016	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
6/6/2016	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably
5/19/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
5/19/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
5/19/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
5/19/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Minority and Women's Business Oppertunity Office
5/16/2016	0	City Council	Assigned
5/16/2016	0	City Council	Introduced
5/16/2016	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

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 Holton

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
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Charter Amendment - Board of Estimates - Local, Small, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
FOR the purpose of authorizing the waiver or modification of certain procedures in order to assist local, small, or disadvantaged businesses; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
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BY restating, without amendment
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section(s) 11(a)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

BY proposing to add
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section(s) 11(i)
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 VI. Board of Estimates

??11. Procurement.

(a) Board of Estimates responsible.

The Board of Estimates shall be responsible for awarding contracts and supervising all purchasing by the City as provided in this section and elsewhere in the Charter.



(I) LOCAL, SMALL, AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAMS.

THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MAY, BY ORDINANCE, ESTABLISH PROGRAMS THAT GRANT PURCHASING PREFERENCES TO LOCAL, SMALL, OR DISADVANTA...