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Baltimore City Council

Baltimore City Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Council President
Nick J. Mosby, Democratic
since December 10, 2020 (succeeded Brandon Scott)
Structure
Seats15
Political groups
  •   Democratic (15)
Committees
List
  • Budget and Appropriations
    Education and Youth
    Executive Appointments
    Health
    Housing and Community Development
    Judiciary and Legislative Investigations
    Labor
    Land Use and Transportation
    Public Safety
    Recreation and Parks
    Taxation, Finance, and Economic Development
    Urban Affairs and Aging
Elections
Electoral districts with four-year terms
Last election
November 3, 2020
Meeting place
Baltimore City Hall
Council Chamber
Baltimore, MD
Website
Official website

The Baltimore City Council is the legislative branch that governs the City of Baltimore. It has 14 members elected by district and a president elected at-large; all serve four-year terms. The council holds regular meetings on alternate Monday evenings on the fourth floor of the Baltimore City Hall.[1] The council has seven standing committees, all of which must have at least three members.[2] As of 2022, the president receives an annual salary of $131,798, the vice president gets $84,729 and the rest of councillors receive $76,660.[3][4][5] The current city council president, Nick Mosby, was sworn on December 10, 2020.

  1. ^ "Rules of the City Council of Baltimore" (PDF). Baltimore City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
  2. ^ "Baltimore City Charter" (PDF). Baltimore City. 2008. pp. 77–78. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
  3. ^ Platcher, David (April 2, 2018). "What's causing Baltimore's population loss? It's no mystery". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Salary increase puts Mayor Scott's annual pay at nearly $200,000". Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Reutter, Mark. "Salary increase puts Mayor Scott's annual pay at nearly $200,000". The Baltimore Brew. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.

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