Local Control Advisory Board

“This bill repeals that exemption from the city charter, giving the council the power to implement much needed reforms within the BPD,” wrote Senator Jill Carter, a Democrat from Baltimore City, at the bill’s introduction.

“This is actually a pretty boring and straightforward and obvious structure for the police department. We were trying to avoid as many of the landmines as possible.”

“We have overwhelmingly proven that we can lead ourselves.”

A Baltimore City Council committee unanimously approved Mayor Brandon Scott’s nominees to a panel tasked with studying the potential transition of the Baltimore Police Department from state to local control after a series of Thursday interviews.

The Baltimore City Council approved a bill to divest city retirement accounts from fossil fuel companies and another to study the feasibility of a sewage backup reimbursement program at a Monday night meeting. The legislation will now head to Mayor Scott’s desk.