City of Baltimore - File #: 20-0545

• File #: 20-0545
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - Term Limits
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Failed
• File created: 6/22/2020
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 7/13/2020
• Title: Charter Amendment - Term Limits For the purpose of providing that a person who has served a certain number of terms as Mayor, Comptroller, President of the City Council, or Member of the City Council is ineligible to again serve in that office during the immediately following term; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
• Sponsors: Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Kristerfer Burnett, Bill Henry, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Shannon Sneed, Zeke Cohen
• Indexes: Charter Amendment

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/13/2020	0	City Council	Failed
7/13/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Recommended Favorably
7/9/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Recommended Favorably	Pass
7/6/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Employees' and Elected Officials' Retirement Systems
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of the Comptroller
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of the Mayor
6/25/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
6/22/2020	0	City Council	Assigned
6/22/2020	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 Schleifer
A Resolution Entitled

A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
title
Charter Amendment - Term Limits
For the purpose of providing that a person who has served a certain number of terms as Mayor, Comptroller, President of the City Council, or Member of the City Council is ineligible to again serve in that office during the immediately following term; 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 III - City Council
Sections 1(b) and 3(a)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

By proposing to add
Article IV - Mayor
Section 1(a)(3)
Baltimore City Charter
(1996 Edition)

By proposing to add
Article V - Comptroller
Section 1(a)(5)
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 salary of members.

(b) Qualifications.

(1) Members of the City Council, except the President whose qualifications are provided for in Section 3, shall be citizens of the United States, at least 18 years old, and registered voters of Baltimore City.

(2) They also shall be residents of the distri...