# Rule 10-5 Notice – Advertising

Current through 2024. Source: DLR publication. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## Rule 10-5 Notice – Advertising

Balt., Md., Council Rules r. 10-5 (2026)

(a) Scope; definition.

  (1) This rule applies whenever the hearing on a bill is required by law to be advertised.

  (2) In this rule, “applicant” means the person at whose request or on whose behalf a bill is introduced.

(b) Chair to set dates. When the committee chair sets the hearing date for a bill, the chair shall also set the date by which the advertising shall be completed.

(c) Notice to applicant. The chair or the chair’s designee shall provide the applicant with written notice of:

  (1) the date of the hearing;

  (2) the applicant’s obligation to arrange for the advertising; and

  (3) the date by which the advertising shall be completed.

(d) Failure to comply. If the applicant fails to comply with the advertising requirements:

  (1) the public hearing shall be canceled; and

  (2) the President may order the bill withdrawn from the committee and from the files of the City Council.