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<baltimore-city-law heading="Subtitle 29 – Violence Prevention">
  <section prefix="§§" num="29-1 to 29-9" reserved="true" />
  <section prefix="§" num="29-10" heading="Biennial violence prevention strategy plan.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">On or before January 31 of each odd-numbered year, the Baltimore City Department of Health shall present to the City Council a comprehensive violence prevention strategy plan for the subsequent 2 years.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Development and coordination.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">The Baltimore City Department of Health shall coordinate and develop the plan in direct consultation with:<para num="(i)">the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the Baltimore City Department of Public Works;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">the Baltimore City Department of Recreation and Parks;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">the Baltimore City Department of Social Services;</para>
        <para num="(v)">the Baltimore City Department of Transportation;</para>
        <para num="(vi)">the Baltimore City Fire Department;</para>
        <para num="(vii)">the Baltimore City Police Department;</para>
        <para num="(viii)">the Baltimore City Public School System;</para>
        <para num="(ix)">the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office;</para>
        <para num="(x)">the Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention;</para>
        <para num="(xi)">the Housing Authority of Baltimore City;</para>
        <para num="(xii)">the Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success;</para>
        <para num="(xiii)">the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management;</para>
        <para num="(xiv)">the Mayor’s Office of Homeless Services; and</para>
        <para num="(xv)">the State Department of Juvenile Services.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Qualification.">Only the entities listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection that are municipal agencies as defined in &lt;cite data-doc="City of Baltimore, Md., Charter" data-path="I|§2|(j)"&gt;City Charter Article I, § 2(j)&lt;/cite&gt; {“Definitions: Municipal agency”} are required to assist and participate with the Baltimore City Department of Health in this endeavor.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Contents.">
      <para num="(1)">The plan required by this section shall focus on the social determinative outcomes of health, as described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, by:<para num="(i)">analyzing available City data regarding criminal justice, health, education, public works, transportation, housing, lead paint, drug overdoses, and any other relevant dataset;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">outlining public health and safety strategies, including setting goals for prevention, intervention, enforcement, rehabilitation, and re-entry;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">setting forth holistic, non-policing efforts aimed at violence prevention;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">establishing goals, priorities, and standards for the prevention of violence, the reduction of harm, the remediation of trauma, and the overall improvement of health disparities within Baltimore City; and</para>
        <para num="(v)">utilizing any other data, metric, or methodology that the Department of Health believes to be within the best practices for the prevention of violence, the reduction of harm, the remediation of trauma, and the overall improvement of health disparities within Baltimore City.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">After the initial plan, each subsequent plan under this section must include an analysis, utilizing qualitative and quantitative data, of the specific strategies outlined in the previous plan in order to assess the effectiveness of those strategies.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Publication of plan and comment.">
      <para num="(1)">The plan required by this section shall be posted prominently for public comment on the City’s website for no less than 30 days prior to its submission to the City Council.</para>
      <para num="(2)">After the public comment period has concluded and prior to submission to the City Council, the Baltimore City Department of Health may amend or revise its plan to:<para num="(i)">reflect the public comments received; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">include updated data.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)">Any comments received shall be included with the plan on its submission to the City Council.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Interim progress reports.">No later than January 31 of each even-numbered year, the Baltimore City Department of Health shall submit to the Mayor and City Council an interim progress report detailing the progress of the plan submitted in the previous year, including:<para num="(1)">an analysis, assessment, and, if necessary, re-evaluation of any relevant data, strategies, and priorities from the previous year; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">any public education or engagement measures taken or to be taken based on that data to assist in the prevention of violence, the reduction of harm, the remediation of trauma, and the overall improvement of health disparities within Baltimore City.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 20-364B</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-124</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
