City of Baltimore - File #: 20-0563

• File #: 20-0563
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - Disposition of City-Owned Real Property
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 7/20/2020
• In control: Equity and Structure Committee
• Final action: 12/7/2020
• Title: Charter Amendment - Disposition of City-Owned Real Property For the purpose of amending the City Charter to repeal the City’s general authority to dispose of City-owned real property at private sale; conforming and clarifying related provisions; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
• Sponsors: Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, Bill Henry, Shannon Sneed, Ryan Dorsey
• Indexes: Charter Amendment, City-Owned , Disposition, Real Property

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
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
9/24/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of General Services
9/21/2020	0	Equity and Structure Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
7/23/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Housing and Community Development
7/23/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Real Estate
7/23/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of the Comptroller
7/23/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of the Mayor
7/23/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
7/23/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
7/23/2020	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Transportation
7/20/2020	0	City Council	Assigned
7/20/2020	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: Councilman Schleifer
A Resolution Entitled

A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
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Charter Amendment - Disposition of City-Owned Real Property
For the purpose of amending the City Charter to repeal the City’s general authority to dispose of City-owned real property at private sale; 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 V - Comptroller
Section(s) 5(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 V. Comptroller

§ 5. Department of Real Estate - Duties.

The Department of Real Estate shall have the following responsibilities in all matters relating to the acquisition, sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of real property of the City; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall affect the exercise by the City by ordinance of the powers granted to it in subsection (15) of Article II, or by the Mayor of the powers provided by Section 4(c) of Article IV relating to economic development:

. . . .

(b) Disposition of City property.

(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, the [The] Department shall (unless and ...