Baltimore City Council
File #: 19-0331    Version: 0 Name: Corrective - Consumer Price Index Used in the Adjustment of the Energy Tax Rate
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 2/4/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 6/17/2019
Enactment #: 19-266
Title: Corrective - Consumer Price Index Used in the Adjustment of the Energy Tax Rate For the purpose of correcting the name of the Consumer Price Index used in the annual adjustment of the energy tax rate; modifying the fiscal year for the rate adjustment; and providing for a special effective date.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Adjustment, Corrective, Energy, Rate, Tax
Attachments: 1. 19-0331~1st Reader, 2. BDC 19-0331, 3. DPW 19-0331, 4. Finance 19-0331, 5. Law 19-0331, 6. Health 19-0331, 7. HCD 19-0331, 8. 19-0331~3rd Reader, 9. Completed Bill File 19-0331
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
6/17/20190 Mayor Signed by Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20190 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Recommended Favorably  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20190 City Council Approved and Sent to the Mayor  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/20190 City Council 3rd Reader, for final passage  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/16/20190 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Recommended FavorablyPass Action details Meeting details Not available
4/22/20190 Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee Scheduled for a Public Hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/7/20190 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/7/20190 The City Council Refer to City Solicitor  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/7/20190 The City Council Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/7/20190 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Health  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/7/20190 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Finance  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/7/20190 The City Council Refer to Dept. of Public Works  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/4/20190 City Council Assigned  Action details Meeting details Not available
2/4/20190 City Council Introduced  Action details Meeting details Not available

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 (Department of Finance)                                                      

 

                     A Bill Entitled

 

An Ordinance concerning

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Corrective - Consumer Price Index Used in the Adjustment of the Energy Tax Rate

For the purpose of correcting the name of the Consumer Price Index used in the annual adjustment of the energy tax rate; modifying the fiscal year for the rate adjustment; and providing for a special effective date.

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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments

Article 28 - Taxes

Section(s) 25-14(d)

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 25.  Public Utilities Tax

 

                     Part 2.  Energy Tax

 

§ 25-14.  Rates.

 

(d) Annual adjustments.

 

For Fiscal Year [2006] 2020 and each subsequent fiscal year, these tax rates shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the [Washington-Baltimore] Baltimore-Columbia-Towson Consumer Price Index, as reported by the United States Department of Labor, comparing December of the preceding calendar year to the December of the next preceding calendar year.

 

 

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 on the date it is enacted.