City Council

City of Baltimore

City Hall, Room 408

100 North Holliday Street

Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Meeting Minutes - Final

Committee of the Whole

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

4:00 PM

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CALL TO ORDER

INTRODUCTIONS

ATTENDANCE

10 -

Present

Eric T. Costello, John T. Bullock, Mark Conway, Odette Ramos, Phylicia Porter,

President Nicholas J. Mosby, Ryan Dorsey, Sharon Green Middleton, Zeke Cohen,

and Danielle N. McCray

5 -

Absent

Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, James Torrence, Kristerfer Burnett, Robert Stokes Sr., and

Antonio Glover

ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING

23-0445

Charter Amendment - Baltimore City Police Department

For the purpose of establishing the objectives, powers, and duties of the Baltimore

City Police Department; defining certain terms; creating the role of the Police

Commissioner and establishing the Commissioner as the head of the Department;

providing for the appointment and confirmation of the Commissioner; establishing the

powers and duties of the Commissioner; establishing the powers and duties of police

officers; providing for police officers’ enjoyment of certain immunities and defenses;

and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or

rejection.

Mark Conway, Administration City Council, President Nicholas J. Mosby

Sponsors:

A motion was made by Conway, seconded by Dorsey, that this Mayor and City

Council Res. be Recommended Favorably with Amendment. The motion carried

by the following vote:

10 -

Yes:

Costello, Bullock, Conway, Ramos, Porter, Nicholas J. Mosby, Dorsey, Middleton,

Cohen, and McCray

5 - "Yitzy" Schleifer, Torrence, Burnett, Stokes Sr., and Glover

Absent:

23-0449

Public Safety - Baltimore City Police Department

For the purpose of repealing Subtitle 16 of the Public Laws of Baltimore City;

creating a new article in the Baltimore City Code designated “Police Department”;

defining certain terms; requiring the promulgation of certain rules and regulations;

requiring the Police Commissioner to maintain the records of the Department;

requiring that the Department be composed of a certain percentage of civilian

employees; establishing a procedure for redistricting police districts; providing for

collective bargaining and negotiations relating to direct compensation of police

officers; establishing certain provisions relating to the qualifications, appointment,

promotion, and probation of police officers; permitting police officers to earn witness

fees; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the Baltimore City

Police Department.

Mark Conway, Administration City Council, President Nicholas J. Mosby

Sponsors:

ADJOURNMENT