City of Baltimore - File #: 19-0379

• File #: 19-0379
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - Ordinance of Estimates
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/29/2019
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 7/27/2020
• Enactment #: 20-25
• Title: Charter Amendment - Ordinance of Estimates For the purpose of authorizing the City Council to amend the Ordinance of Estimates to increase items of appropriation or add items for new purposes, subject to certain limitations; deleting the requirement that supplementary appropriations be recommended by the Board of Estimates; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
• Sponsors: Bill Henry, Ryan Dorsey, Zeke Cohen, Edward Reisinger, Mary Pat Clarke, Eric T. Costello, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Stokes, Sr., John T. Bullock, Leon F. Pinkett, III, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Shannon Sneed, Brandon M. Scott, Kristerfer Burnett
• Indexes: Charter Amendment, Ordinance of Estimates

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/27/2020	0	Mayor	Signed by Mayor
7/6/2020	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
6/22/2020	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
6/18/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
6/15/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
6/15/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
5/11/2020	0	City Council	Re-referred to Committee
5/11/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
5/4/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
4/29/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
4/27/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
3/12/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
3/6/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
2/7/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
1/22/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
12/16/2019	0	City Council	Reassigned
12/16/2019	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
7/22/2019	0	City Council	Reassigned
5/2/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
5/2/2019	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
4/29/2019	0	City Council	Assigned
4/29/2019	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
(Charter Amendment)

Introduced by: Councilmember Henry

A Resolution Entitled

A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
title
Charter Amendment - Ordinance of Estimates
For the purpose of authorizing the City Council to amend the Ordinance of Estimates to increase items of appropriation or add items for new purposes, subject to certain limitations; deleting the requirement that supplementary appropriations be recommended by the Board of Estimates; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
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By proposing to amend
Article VI - Board of Estimates
Section(s) 7(a), 7(b), and 8(b)
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

§ 7. Enactment of Ordinance of Estimates.

(a) Introduction; authorized cuts.

(1) [Upon] On receipt of the proposed Ordinance of Estimates and the accompanying materials, the President of the City Council shall promptly cause it to be introduced in the City Council, and the Council shall [thereafter] hold public hearings on the proposed Ordinance of Estimates.

(2) By a majority vote of its members, the City Council may reduce or eliminate any of the amounts in the prop...