* 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 R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Charter Review Commission - Establishing Resolution
For the purpose of establishing the inaugural Charter Review Commission; appointing certain members of the Commission; providing for a certain date to commence the duties and work of the Charter Review Commission; providing for a certain completion date; and providing for a special effective date.
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Recitals
On November 3, 2020, the voters of Baltimore City adopted Resolution 20-18, which amended the Baltimore City Charter to require a decennial Charter Review Commission.
Specifically, according to the City Charter, during the first odd-numbered year of each decade, the Mayor and City Council, by resolution, shall establish a Charter Review Commission to “review the Charter, undertake a comprehensive study of its contents, and
make findings and recommendations as to the necessity for deleting, adding, or amending its
provisions in order to improve the efficiency and operations of City government.”
Further, the Charter requires that the “Mayor, the President of the City Council, and the Comptroller shall each appoint 3 members to the Commission. Each member of the City Council shall appoint 1 member to the Commission.”
Accordingly, by this Resolution, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City establish the inaugural Charter Review Commission.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the membership of the Charter Review Commission be appointed pursuant to the provision of Article XI of the City Charter no later than December 21, 2021.
Section 2. And be it further resolved, That the Charter Review Commission shall commence the duties and work of the Commission no later than the first week of January, 2022.
Section 3. And be it further resolved, That the Charter Review Commission hereby established shall complete its duties and submit its work to the Mayor and City Council no later than May 31, 2022.
Section 4. And be it further resolved, That this Resolution takes effect on the date it is enacted.