Baltimore City Council
File #: 21-0067    Version: 0 Name: Baltimore City Residency Requirements - Prohibition Against Purposeful Evasion
Type: Ordinance Status: In Committee
File created: 4/19/2021 In control: Public Safety and Government Operations
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Baltimore City Residency Requirements - Prohibition Against Purposeful Evasion For the purpose of prohibiting a re-organization or shift in staff reporting requirements in order to purposefully evade the Baltimore City residency requirements; and establishing that a violation of that prohibition is an ethics violation enforceable under the City Ethics Code.
Sponsors: Danielle N. McCray, Phylicia Porter, Sharon Green Middleton, Odette Ramos, John T. Bullock, James Torrence, Zeke Cohen, Robert Stokes, Sr.
Indexes: Baltimore City, Prohibition, Residency Requirements
Attachments: 1. 21-0067~1st Reader, 2. Law 21-0067, 3. Ethics 21-0067, 4. Finance 21-0067, 5. Hearing Agenda - 21-0067
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

Introduced by: Councilmember McCray

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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Baltimore City Residency Requirements - Prohibition Against Purposeful Evasion
For the purpose of prohibiting a re-organization or shift in staff reporting requirements in order to purposefully evade the Baltimore City residency requirements; and establishing that a violation of that prohibition is an ethics violation enforceable under the City Ethics Code.
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By repealing and re-ordaining, with amendments
Article 1 - Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies
Section 7-10
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 1. Mayor, City Council, and Municipal Agencies

Subtitle 7. City Officers and Employees

§ 7-10. Residency requirements - City officials generally.

(a) Definitions.

(1) In general.

In this section, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

(2) Agency.

“Agency” means any department, any bureau or division within a department, and any board, commission, authority, council, committee, office, or other unit of City government.


(3) Official.

“Official” means:

(i) the head of an agency who reports directly to the Mayor; and

(ii) any at-will supervisory employee who reports directly to the Mayor or to the head of an agency.

(b) Resi...

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