Charter Amendment - Charter Commission Recommendations for Comptroller Article For the purpose of clarifying the process for disposing of City property; simplifying language related to the allowed uses of proceeds from the sale of City property; removing carrying out the industrial and economic development powers vested in the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore by the provisions of subsection (15A) of Article II as an approved use for the proceeds from the sale of City property; requiring the Comptroller to appoint a Deputy City Auditor who would serve as acting City Auditor under certain specified circumstances; clarifying the City Auditor’s responsibility to report suspected fraud, waste, or abuse to the Inspector General under certain circumstances; requiring the City Auditor to adopt rules and regulations to carry out the powers, functions, and duties of the Department of Audits; changing the scheduling of required biennial audits of certain principal City agencies; removing the Baltimore Development Corporation from the list of principal City agencies required to be audited every 2 years to take into account the Baltimore Development Corporation’s separate auditing requirements; clarifying and conforming related provisions; setting a special effective date; and submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the City for adoption or rejection.

Committee

City Council

Requested by

Mayor's Charter Review Commission

Introduced

June 11, 2018

Passed

June 25, 2018