Baltimore City Council
File #: 21-0069    Version: 0 Name: Transparency in Procurement
Type: Ordinance Status: In Committee
File created: 4/19/2021 In control: Public Safety and Government Operations
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment #:
Title: Transparency in Procurement For the purpose of adding certain disclosure requirements related to fulfillment of detailed specifications for contracts, prior contracting experience, and the demographic characteristics of employees, other sources of labor, and board members of contractors and subcontractors for City contracts over $100,000; defining certain terms; establishing certain administrative penalties; and generally relating to better transparency in Baltimore City procurement.
Sponsors: Antonio Glover, President Nicholas J. Mosby, Robert Stokes, Sr., Zeke Cohen, John T. Bullock, Kristerfer Burnett, Odette Ramos, Danielle N. McCray, James Torrence, Sharon Green Middleton, Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer
Indexes: Procurement, Transparency
Attachments: 1. 21-0069~1st Reader, 2. Hearing Agenda - 21-0069, 3. Law 21-0069, 4. 21-0069 _Comptroller, 5. MWOBD 21-0069, 6. Hearing Minutes - 21-0069, 7. PSGO Bill 21-0069 Transparency in Procurement, 8. PSGO - Hearing Notes - 21-0069, 9. Hearing Agenda - 21-0069 (1), 10. Finance 21-0069, 11. Hearing Minutes - 21-0069 (2), 12. PSGO - Hearing Notes - 21-0069 (2)
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 Glover and President Mosby


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
title
Transparency in Procurement
For the purpose of adding certain disclosure requirements related to fulfillment of detailed specifications for contracts, prior contracting experience, and the demographic characteristics of employees, other sources of labor, and board members of contractors and subcontractors for City contracts over $100,000; defining certain terms; establishing certain administrative penalties; and generally relating to better transparency in Baltimore City procurement.
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By adding
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Sections 49-1 through 49-7, to be under the new subtitle,
“Subtitle 49. General Contractor Reporting Requirements”
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 5. Finance, Property, and Procurement

Subtitle 49. General Contractor Reporting Requirements

§ 49-1. Definitions.

(a) In general.

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






(b) Demographic data.

“Demographic data” means statistical information on a group of individuals, disaggregated by specific characteristics, including:
(1) race;

(2) ethnicity;

(3) gender ...

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