# § 19-10 MoU on baseline City services.

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 19-10 MoU on baseline City services.

Balt., Md., Code art. 14, § 19-10 (2026)

(a) The Authority shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Mayor regarding the level of services to be maintained by the City as the City’s obligation to the Authority and the District.

(b) This memorandum of understanding shall:

  (1) describe the existing levels of service within the District;

  (2) commit the City to the maintenance of those levels of service; and

  (3) detail the process by which the City will expend that portion of the local impact grant funds that:

    (i) are provided to the City under <cite data-doc="Md. Code" data-path="gsg|9-1">State Government Article § 9-1</cite>A-31(a)(1)(i); but

    (ii) are not transferred directly to the Authority under <cite data-path="|14|§19-3|(c)|(2)">§ 19-3(c)(2) of this subtitle</cite> and § 9-1A-31(b)(3) of the  State Government Article.

(c)

  (1) The maintenance of existing services shall be governed by the following principles.

  (2) Existing services may not be decreased except:

    (i) as part of an overall decrease in services necessitated by changes in funding, policy, or resources; and

    (ii) only in proportion to the decreases implemented elsewhere in the City.

  (3) Any increase in services generally throughout the City shall be matched with increases in those services within the District, in proportion to the increases implemented elsewhere in the City.

  (4) Services provided by local impact grant funds that, as described in subsection (b)(3) of this section, are not transferred directly to the Authority under <cite data-path="|14|§19-3|(c)|(2)">§ 19-3(c)(2) of this subtitle</cite> do not constitute baseline City services.

*History: Ord. 16-509*