City of Baltimore
Baltimore City Code

Article 8
Ethics

Editor's Notes

Ordinance 04-795, which enacted this article, contained these uncodified provisions:

Section 3 {Catchlines and Comments} –

[T]he catchlines preceding and the comments following the various sections and subsections in this Ordinance are for guidance only. They are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this Ordinance.

Section 5 {Initial Training} –

[E]ach official in office on the effective date of this Ordinance must complete the training course required by § 3-20 and file the affidavit required by § 3-21 within 6 months of the effective date of this Ordinance.

Section 6 {Codes of Conduct} –

(a) The Codes of Conduct adopted by the Mayor (Executive Order dated June 13,1995), the City Council (Resolution 95-1279), and the Comptroller (July 14, 1995), having been specifically drafted to supplement the now-repealed provisions of former City Code Article 8, are repealed.

(b) The Mayor, the City Council, the Comptroller, and all other agencies are encouraged to consult with the Ethics Board and develop, in accord with City Code Article 8, § 2-33(c), as enacted by this Ordinance, rules or regulations to supplement the statutory provisions governing conflicts of interest.

Section 7 {Initial Deadlines} –

[T]o avoid any undue burden that might result from the changes made by this Ordinance in reporting periods and filing deadlines for financial disclosure statements and lobbyist activity reports, the Board of Ethics may advance or delay, as appropriate, the filing deadline for the first statement or report to be filed after the effective date of this Ordinance and may shorten or lengthen, as appropriate, the reporting period for that first statement or report.

Section 9 {Effective Date} –

[T]his Ordinance takes effect on the later of (i) January 1, 2005, and (ii) the date on which this Ordinance is approved by the State Ethics Commission.

The State Ethics Commission approved the Ordinance on June 22, 2004. Accordingly, the new article became effective January 1, 2005.