Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Department of Finance)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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General Fund Operating Appropriation Transfer - Transfer in the Aggregate Amount of $3,700,000 from Various Agency Services to the Department of Housing and Community Development and to M-R: Educational Grants
For the purpose of transferring a General Fund Operating Appropriation in the aggregate amount of $3,700,000 from various agency services to the Department of Housing and Community Development (Service 604 - Before and After Care), in the amount of $173,078, and to M-R- Educational Grants (Service 446 - Educational Grants), in the aggregate amount of $3,526,922; and providing for a special effective date.
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By authority of
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section 9(a)(2)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)
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Article VI, § 9(a)(2) of the City Charter provides that, on recommendation of the Board of Estimates, the City Council by ordinance may authorize the transfer of an appropriation contained in the Ordinance of Estimates from one municipal agency to another municipal agency.
The sums to be transferred from the various agency services designated in this Ordinance are not needed for the purpose for which they were appropriated and, therefore, are available for transfer to another agency.
On July 13, 2016, the Board of Estimates recommended the transfers authorized by this Ordinance.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the sums contained in the Fiscal 2017 Ordinance of Estimates as General Fund Operating Appropriations in:
Liquor License Board
Service 851 (Liquor License Compliance) {eliminate 1 vacant position} $ 100,000
Department of Human Resources
Service 772 (Civil Service Management) {eliminate 5 vacant positions} $ 500,000
Department of Public Works
Service 661 (Public ROW Cleaning) {eliminate enhancement for anti-litter campaign} $ 100,000
Department of Public Works
Service 661 (Public ROW Cleaning) {reduce funding for street and alley cleaning} $ 100,000
Department of Finance
Service 704 (Accounting) {eliminate 2 new grants management positions} $ 200,000
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Service 788 (Information Services) {reduce funding for materials and supplies} $ 100,000
Department of Transportation
Service 692 (Bridge and Culvert Management) {reduce funding for small bridge
repairs and preventive maintenance} $ 170,000
Department of Transportation
Service 681 (Administration - DOT) {reduce funding for personnel training} $ 30,000
Department of Public Works
Service 663 (Waste Removal and Recycling) {reduce funding for trash collection} $ 100,000
Department of Housing and Community Development
Service 745 (Housing Code Enforcement) {eliminate 3 vacant positions} $ 160,000
M-R: Miscellaneous General
Service 122 (Miscellaneous General) {reduce special studies; eliminate MAPS pay-
for-performance program} $ 1,250,000
Law Department
Service 861 (Controversies) {eliminate enhancement for Law Department technology
upgrades} $ 570,000
M-R: Innovation Fund
Service 833 (Innovation Fund) {reduce funding available for Innovation Fund
loans to agencies} $ 320,000
in the aggregate totaling $3,700,000, of which $173,078 is transferred to the Department of Housing and Community (Service 604 - Before and After Care) to restore funding for Northwood and Waverly child care centers, of which $346,000 is transferred to M-R: Educational Grants (Service 446 - Educational Grants) to restore grants to the Maryland Extension Program and Experience Corps, and of which $3,180,922 is transferred to M-R: Educational Grants (Service 446 - Educational Grants) to increase funding for out of school time programs.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect when it is enacted.