CHARTER OF BALTIMORE CITY

CHARTER

OF

BALTIMORE CITY

(As Last Amended by Resolution 20-026 and by Chapters 459 & 460, Acts of 2019)

04/09/21

Published by BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE

Avery Aisenstark, Director

2021

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04/09/21

TABLE OF ARTICLES

Article I. General Provisions Article II. General Powers Article III. City Council Article IV. Mayor Article V. Comptroller Article VI. Board of Estimates Article VII. Executive Departments

General Provisions Department of Finance Board of Finance Department of Law Department of Public Works Fire Department Department of Health Department of Social Services Department of Education Department of Recreation and Parks Department of Planning Department of Municipal and Zoning Appeals Department of Legislative Reference Civil Service Commission Board of Ethics Department of Transportation Compensation Commission for Elected Officials Department of General Services City Administrator Article VIII. Franchises Article IX. Transition Provisions Article X. Office of the Inspector General Article XI. Charter Review Commission

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ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS ? 1. Corporate entity. ? 2. Definitions. ? 3. Property rights; Trusts; Gifts. ? 4. Condemnation interests. ? 5. Uniform application throughout City; Public ways. ? 6. Uniform taxation. ? 7. Records; Reports. ? 8. Official time. ? 9. Inner Harbor Park. ? 10. Affordable housing funds. ? 11. Sustainability and related funds. ? 12. Special funds for education. ? 13. Children and youth fund. ? 14. Affordable housing trust fund. ? 15. Special fund for fair elections. ? 16. Special fund for equity assistance.

ARTICLE II GENERAL POWERS ? 1. Buildings. ? 2. Condemnation. ? 3. Federal grants and contracts. ? 4. Wage and hour requirements for public contracts. ? 4A. Contract disputes. ? 5. Entry on private property. ? 6. Ferries. ? 7. Fire. ? 8. Food. ? 9. Foreign trade zones. ? 10. Harbors, docks, and wharves. ? 11. Health and nuisances. ? 12. Hospitals, etc. ? 13. {Vacant} ? 14. Jones' Falls. ? 15. Land development and redevelopment. ? 15A. Industrial growth. ? 16. Libraries, art galleries, and museums. ? 17. Licences. ? 18. Markets. ? 19. Municipal liens. ? 20. Parking facilities. ? 21. Parks, recreational facilities, etc. ? 22. Park tax. ? 23. Peddlers. ? 24. Pensions. ? 25. Pensions for school cafeteria employees. ? 26. Pensions for police and fire employees. ? 27. Police power. ? 28. Port development. ? 29. Railroads. ? 30. Schools. ? 31. Sewers. ? 32. Storm water courses and flood areas.

? 33. Stocks, loans, and finance. ? 34. Streets, bridges, and tunnels. ? 34A. Parking at intersections. ? 35. Streets, lanes, and alleys. ? 35A. Cable television franchises. ? 36. Public or private alley. ? 37. Sundays. ? 38. Surveyor. ? 39. Property taxes. ? 40. Additional taxing powers. ? 41. Theatrical and public amusements. ? 42. Traffic. ? 43. Vehicles. ? 44. Veterans. ? 45. Water. ? 46. Weights and measures. ? 47. General welfare. ? 48. Fines and penalties. ? 49. Constitutional and other powers. ? 50. Revenue bonds and obligations. ? 51. Residential mortgage loan program. ? 52. Owner-occupancy residential mortgage loan program. ? 53. {Vacant} ? 54. Nonresident owners, notice of code violation and

appointment of receiver. ? 55. Municipal employee relations. ? 56. Volunteer workers. ? 57. Loans to facilitate industrial financing. ? 58. Limitations on competition. ? 59. Loans and loan guarantees. ? 60. Reports of loans, loan guarantees, and loan insurance. ? 61. Downtown Commercial District Mgmt Authority. ? 62. Tax increment financing. ? 62A. Special Tax Districts. ? 63. Community Benefits District Authorities. ? 64. "Child First" Authority. ? 65. Land Bank Authority. ? 66. Community Benefits District - East Baltimore. ? 67. Investment in Our Youth (IO-YOUth) Pilot Program. ? 68. Maryland Public Ethics Law. ? 69. South Balt. Gateway Community Impact District. ? 70. Tourism Improvement District. ? 71. Commission to Restore Trust in Policing.

ARTICLE III CITY COUNCIL ? 1. Legislative Department; Qualification and salary of members. ? 2. Members. ? 3. President. ? 4. Vacancy in presidency. ? 5. Emergency vacancies. ? 6. Individual vacancies. ? 7. Council districts. ? 8. Sessions. ? 9. Floor privileges of municipal officers.

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