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Introductory*

City of Baltimore
Council Bill

Introduced by: President Scott

A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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Public Ethics Law - Gifts to Elected Officials and Staff
For the purpose of expanding certain provisions to prohibit elected officials and their staff from soliciting or accepting certain gifts in enumerated circumstances; correcting, clarifying, and conforming related provisions; and generally relating to ethics in the public sector.
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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 8 - Ethics
Section(s) 6-26 and 6-27
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:

Baltimore City Code

Article 8. Ethics

Subtitle 6. Conflicts of Interest

§ 6-26. Solicitation prohibited.

(a) [In general] Public servants generally.

Except as permitted under subsection [(b)] (c) of this section, a public servant may not solicit or facilitate the solicitation of a gift, whether on the public servant’s own behalf or on behalf of another person, from any person that the public servant knows or has reason to know:

(1) does or seeks to do business of any kind, regardless of amount:

(i) with the public servant’s agency; or

(ii) with another person in connection with or in furtherance of a contract that is being negotiated or has been entered into by the other person with the public servant’s agency;

(2)...

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