§ 1-9. Reporting requirements.

(a) In general.

On or before January 31 of each year, the Baltimore City Fire Chief shall report the following information, disaggregated by race and gender (excluding names), from the previous calendar year regarding the Baltimore City Fire Department to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore:

(1) the number of uniformed personnel working in fire suppression and the emergency medical services division;

(2) the number of supervisors by rank assigned to fire suppression and the emergency medical services division;

(3) the number of uniformed personnel assigned to fire suppression and the emergency medical services division who were promoted to a supervisory rank in the previous calendar year;

(4) the number of high school students who were in the Department's high school program;

(5) the number of high schools students who received EMT certification from the Department's high school program;

(6) the number of high school students who were hired by the Department after completion of the Department's high school program and graduation from the Department's Training Academy;

(7) excluding those counted in paragraph (6), the number of individuals who graduated from the Department's Training Academy and were hired by the Department; and

(8) the number of uniformed personnel who participated in the fire suppression or emergency medical services divisions' promotional process for a supervisory position in the previous calendar year.

(b) Other reporting requirements.

On or before January 31 of each year, the Baltimore City Fire Department shall also report the following information from the previous calendar year to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore:

(1) the number of uniformed personnel who are residents of Baltimore City;

(2) the number of uniformed personnel who were suspended with pay;

(3) the number of uniformed personnel who were suspended without pay;

(4) the number of discipline charges filed against uniformed personnel, as well as the number of charges that were sustained and the number of charges that were dismissed;

(5) the number of recruiting events in Baltimore City that the Department sponsored or participated in;

(6) the number of citizens who have added their names to the citizen contact recruitment list; and

(7) the number of community-based town hall meetings attended by the Department.

(c) Public availability.

The reports required by subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be made available to the public on the Department's website.

(d) Required public hearings.

(1) The Baltimore City Fire Department shall notify the Baltimore City Council that the Fire Department has began the pre-employment screening process for entry-level fire suppression positions or has moved into a new phase of the pre-employment screening process for those positions.

(2) On receipt of notice that the Baltimore City Fire Department has began the pre-employment screening process for entry-level fire suppression positions or has moved into a new phase of the pre-employment screening process for those positions, an appropriate committee of the Baltimore City Council shall promptly hold a public hearing during which the Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's designee must present information regarding:

(i) the overall pre-employment screening process;

(ii) the recruitment strategy for entry-level fire suppression applicants;

(iii) the race, gender, and City residency data of the applicants at the current phase of the pre-employment screening process; and

(iv) any steps taken to improve equity in the pre-employment screening process and to reduce barriers to entry.

(3) Each year, during the third week of July, an appropriate committee of the Baltimore City Council shall hold a public hearing during which the Fire Chief or the Fire Chief's designee must present information regarding:

(i) the overall pre-employment screening process for entry-level emergency medical services positions;

(ii) the recruitment strategy for entry-level emergency medical services positions;

(iii) the race, gender, and City residency data of the emergency medical services applicants; and

(iv) any steps taken to improve equity in the pre-employment screening process and to reduce barriers to entry for entry-level emergency medical services positions.