BALTIMORE CITY, MARYLAND

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CIRCUIT COURT CLERK

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SHERIFF

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David Anthony Wiggins	23,939

ORPHANS' COURT JUDGES
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REGISTER OF WILLS

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BOND ISSUES

To authorize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to $10,000,000 to be used for the planning, developing, executing, and making operative the Affordable Housing Program of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, by purchase, lease, condemnation or any other legal means, of land or property in the City of Baltimore; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with or incidental to the acquisition and management of the land or property; the payment of any and all costs and expenses incurred for or in connection with relocating and moving persons or other legal entities displaced by the acquisition of the land or property, and the disposition of land and property for such purposes, such costs to include but not limited to rental payment and home purchase assistance, housing counseling and buyer education, assistance, and activities to support the orderly and sustainable planning, preservation, rehabilitation, and development of economically diverse housing in City neighborhoods; the elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, lessening density, eliminating obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise removing or preventing the spread of blight or deterioration in the City of Baltimore; and for doing all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection therewith.

	For*	Against
	147,413	29,070
% of Total	83.5%	16.5%

Question B:
SCHOOL LOAN
(City Council Ordinance no. 18-145)

To authorize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to $38,000,000 to be used for the acquisition of land or property to construct and erect new school buildings, athletic and auxiliary facilities; and for additions and improvements to or modernization or reconstruction of existing school buildings or facilities; and to equip all buildings to be constructed, erected, improved, modernized, or reconstructed; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection therewith.

	For*	Against
	157,278	20,326
% of Total	88.6%	11.4%

Question C:
COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN
(City Council Ordinance no. 18-146)

To authorize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to $47,000,000 to be used for, or in connection with, planning, developing, executing and making operative the community, commercial, and industrial economic development programs of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore; the development or redevelopment, including, but not limited to, the comprehensive renovation or rehabilitation of any land or property, or any rights or interests therein hereinbefore mentioned, in the City of Baltimore, and the disposition of land and property for such purposes; the elimination of unhealthful, unsanitary, or unsafe conditions, lessening density, eliminating obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare or otherwise removing or preventing the spread of blight or deterioration in the City of Baltimore; the creation of healthy, sanitary, and safe, and green conditions in the City of Baltimore; and authorizing loans and grants therefore; making loans and grants to various projects and programs related to growing businesses in the City; attracting and retaining jobs; providing homeownership incentives and home repair assistance; authorizing loans and grants to various projects and programs related to improving cultural life and promotion of tourism in Baltimore City and the lending or granting of funds to any person or other legal entity to be used for or in connection with the rehabilitation, renovation, redevelopment, improvement or construction of buildings and structures to be used or occupied for residential or commercial purposes; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection therewith.

	For*	Against
	144,927	30,468
% of Total	82.6%	17.4%

Question D:
RECREATION & PARKS & PUBLIC FACILITIES
(City Council Ordinance no. 18-147)

To authorize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to borrow up to $65,000,000 to be used for the acquisition and development of property buildings owned and controlled by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the Enoch Pratt Library and public park or recreation land, property, buildings, structures or facilities; for the construction, erection, renovation, alteration, reconstruction, installation, improvement and repair of buildings, structures, or facilities to be or now being used by or in connection with the operations, function and activities of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, the Enoch Pratt Free Library, public parks and recreational programs; for the acquisition and installation of trees, for tree planting programs and for the equipping of any and all existing and new buildings, structures, and facilities authorized to be constructed, renovated, altered or improved by this Ordinance; and for doing any and all things necessary, proper or expedient in connection therewith.

	For*	Against
	152,788	22,128
% of Total	87.3%	12.7%

CHARTER AMENDMENTS

For the purpose of declaring the inalienability of the City’s sewer system and water-supply system and for excepting the sewer and water-supply systems, their operations and uses, from the Charter provisions otherwise authorizing the grant of franchises or rights relating to the operation or use of public property or places.

	For*	Against
	124,474	37,244
% of Total	77%	23%

Question F:
Office of the Inspector General
(City Council Ordinance no. 18-08)

For the purpose of creating an independent Office of the Inspector General headed by an Inspector General. The law would establish the process for appointing and terminating the Inspector General and would establish the powers and duties of the Office of the Inspector General. The law would provide for the funding of the Office of the Inspector General, grant the Inspector General the power to issue subpoenas and require the Office of the Inspector General to issue an annual public report. The law provides for certain administrative procedures and establishes procedures to transition the existing Office of the Inspector General in the Law Department into the newly created independent Office of the Inspector General.

	For*	Against
	130,012	34,528
% of Total	79%	21%

Question G:
DEPARTMENT OF LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE
(City Council Ordinance no. 18-11)

For the purpose of authorizing the replacement of the Board of Legislative Reference with an ad hoc board appointed by the Mayor, the President of the City Council, and the Comptroller and providing for the newly restructured ad hoc Board of Legislative Reference to make recommendations regarding the hiring of a Director of Legislative Reference. The law would also remove the Civil Service status of the Director of Legislative Reference making the Director’s status the same as other department heads. The Director will be removable for any reason. The Mayor and the President of the City Council are required to jointly appoint and remove the Director of Legislative Reference.

	For*	Against
	108,145	53,389
% of Total	66.9%	33.1%

Question H:
FAIR ELECTION FUND
(City Council Ordinance no. 18-09)

For the purpose of authorizing the establishment of a continuing, nonlapsing Fair Election Fund, to be used exclusively to administer a public financing option for political campaigns for Baltimore City elected offices. The law would authorize the Mayor and City Council to dedicate revenue to the Fair Election Fund by ordinance and provide for oversight, governance, and administration of the Fair Election Fund by ordinance. The law would also establish a Fair Election Fund Commission to administer the Fund.

	For*	Against
	127,195	41,354
% of Total	75.5%	24.5%

Question I:
EQUITY ASSISTANCE FUND
(City Council Ordinance no. 18-14)

For the purpose of authorizing the establishment of a continuing, nonlapsing Equity Assistance Fund, to be used exclusively to assist efforts that reduce inequity based on race, gender, or economic status in Baltimore. The law would authorize the Mayor and City Council to appropriate money in the annual Ordinance of Estimates to the Equity Assistance Fund and authorize the Mayor and City Council to dedicate revenue to the Equity Assitance Fund by ordinance.

	For*	Against
	135,701	34,354
% of Total	79.8%	20.2%