City of Baltimore - File #: 19-0380

• File #: 19-0380
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - Vetoes
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/29/2019
• In control: Mayor
• Final action: 6/22/2020
• Enactment #: 20-20
• Title: Charter Amendment - Vetoes For the purpose of modifying the vote by which the Council may override a mayoral veto; repealing the mayoral authority to veto “items of appropriation”; 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, Sharon Green Middleton, Shannon Sneed, Kristerfer Burnett, John T. Bullock, Brandon M. Scott
• Indexes: Charter Amendment, Vetoes

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2020	0	City Council	Enacted by an Override of Mayor's Veto
6/15/2020	0	Mayor	Vetoed by Mayor
4/6/2020	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
3/9/2020	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
3/9/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Recommended Favorably
3/5/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Recommended Favorably	Pass
3/3/2020	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 - Vetoes
For the purpose of modifying the vote by which the Council may override a mayoral veto; repealing the mayoral authority to veto “items of appropriation”; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
body

By proposing to amend
Article IV - Mayor
Section(s) 5(b)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

By proposing to repeal
Article IV - Mayor
Section(s) 5(d)
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 IV. Mayor

§ 5. Approval or veto of legislation.

(b) Veto; return to Council.

(1) If the Mayor does not approve of an ordinance or resolution passed by the City Council, the Mayor shall return it with written objections to the City Council within three actual regular meetings, not more than one of which shall occur in any one calendar week, of the City Council after the delivery of the ordinance or resolution to the Mayor.

(2) [Upon] On receipt, the Mayor’s objections shall be read forthwith to the Council and entered on its Journal. After five calendar days, and within twenty calendar days after the ordinance or resolution...