City of Baltimore - File #: 20-0504

• File #: 20-0504
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - City Council - Composition
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 2/24/2020
• In control: Equity and Structure Committee
• Final action: 12/7/2020
• Title: Charter Amendment - City Council - Composition For the purpose of increasing the size of the City Council to 15 members elected from districts; requiring that the City Council President be elected by the City Council from among its members every 2 years; clarifying the terms and the manner of election for the Council Vice President and the Council representative to the Planning Commission; allowing for the City Council to remove a member from the position of President; specifying that the City Council elect an individual to fulfill a mayoral vacancy; conforming and clarifying related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
• Sponsors: Ryan Dorsey, Bill Henry, Shannon Sneed, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Charter Amendment, City Council, Composition

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/7/2020	0	City Council	Failed - End of Term
12/7/2020	0	City Council	Failed - End of Term
10/30/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee
10/8/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
6/16/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
6/15/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
5/27/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
5/18/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
4/13/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Worksession
2/27/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
2/27/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
2/27/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Board of Estimates
2/24/2020	0	City Council	Assigned
2/24/2020	0	City Council	Introduced
2/24/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

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 Dorsey
A Resolution Entitled

A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
title
Charter Amendment - City Council - Composition
For the purpose of increasing the size of the City Council to 15 members elected from districts; requiring that the City Council President be elected by the City Council from among its members every 2 years; clarifying the terms and the manner of election for the Council Vice President and the Council representative to the Planning Commission; allowing for the City Council to remove a member from the position of President; specifying that the City Council elect an individual to fulfill a mayoral vacancy; conforming and clarifying 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 III - City Council
Section(s) 1, 2, 3, 4, 10
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

By proposing to amend
Article IV - Mayor
Section(s) 2
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

By proposing to amend
Article VII - Executive Departments
Section(s) 71(a)
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 III. City Council

§ 1. Legislative Department; Qualification and sala...