City of Baltimore - File #: 18-0254

• File #: 18-0254
• Version: 0
• Name: Property Tax Credit - School Public Safety Officers
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/4/2018
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/13/2018
• Enactment #: 18-209
• Title: Property Tax Credit - School Public Safety Officers For the purpose of extending the property tax credit provided for public safety officers employed by certain agencies to also include public safety officers employed by the Baltimore City Public School System; and providing for a special effective date.
• Sponsors: Eric T. Costello, Brandon M. Scott, President Young, John T. Bullock, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Zeke Cohen, Mary Pat Clarke, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes, Sr., Shannon Sneed, Kristerfer Burnett, Bill Henry, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer
• Indexes: Officers, Property Tax Credit, Public Safety, School

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/14/2019	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
11/19/2018	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
10/29/2018	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
10/29/2018	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably
10/25/2018	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably	Pass
10/15/2018	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/7/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Estimates
6/7/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Real Estate
6/7/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
6/7/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Planning
6/7/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
6/7/2018	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
6/4/2018	0	City Council	Assigned
6/4/2018	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: Councilmember Costello                                                                                           

                     A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning

title

Property Tax Credit - School Public Safety Officers

For the purpose of extending the property tax credit provided for public safety officers employed by certain agencies to also include public safety officers employed by the Baltimore City Public School System; and providing for a special effective date.

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By authority of

Tax-Property Article

Section 9-304(i)

Maryland Code

(As Amended by Chs. 228 and 229, Acts of 2018)

By repealing and reordaining, with amendments

Article 28 - Taxes

Section 10-21(a)(6)

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 28.  Taxes

                     Subtitle 10.  Credits

§ 10-21.  Public Safety Officers.

(a)  Definitions.

(6)  Public safety officer.

“Public safety officer” means a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a law enforcement officer who is a sworn member of and employed full time by:

(i)                     the Baltimore City Fire Department;

(ii)                     the Baltimore City Police Department[,]; [or]

(iii) the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office; or

(iv) the Baltimore City Public School System.

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 when it is enacted, applicable for all taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2019.