City of Baltimore - File #: 23-0450

• File #: 23-0450
• Version: 0
• Name: Charter Amendment - Approval or Veto of Legislation
• Type: Mayor and City Council Res.
• Status: Introduced In Council
• File created: 11/6/2023
• In control: Rules and Legislative Oversight
• Title: Charter Amendment - Approval or Veto of Legislation For the purpose of amending the period during which the Mayor shall return an ordinance or resolution to the Council if the Mayor does not approve or the ordinance or resolution; permitting the City Council to override a Mayoral veto at a regular or special meeting of the City Council; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
• Sponsors: President Nicholas J. Mosby, Sharon Green Middleton, Antonio Glover, Robert Stokes, Sr., Eric T. Costello, Mark Conway
• Indexes: Charter Amendment, Legislation, Vetoes

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/9/2023	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
11/9/2023	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Office of Civil Rights and Wage Enforcement
11/9/2023	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to Office of the Mayor
11/9/2023	0	Baltimore City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
11/6/2023	0	Baltimore City Council	Assigned
11/6/2023	0	Baltimore 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: President Mosby


A Resolution Entitled

A Resolution of the Mayor and City Council concerning
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Charter Amendment - Approval or Veto of Legislation
For the purpose of amending the period during which the Mayor shall return an ordinance or resolution to the Council if the Mayor does not approve or the ordinance or resolution; permitting the City Council to override a Mayoral veto at a regular or special meeting of the City Council; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.
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By proposing to amend
Article IV - Mayor
Section 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 IV. Mayor

§ 5. Approval or veto of legislation.

(b) Veto; Return to Council.

(1) If the Mayor does not approve of an ordinance or resolution passed by the City Council, the Mayor shall return it with written objections to the City Council within [three] two actual regular meetings, not more than one of which shall occur in any one calendar week, of the City Council after the delivery of the ordinance or resolution to the Mayor.

(2) On receipt, the Mayor’s objections shall be read promptly to the Council at a r...