Baltimore City Council

Baltimore City Council
Baltimore City Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Council President	Zeke Cohen, Democratic ; since December 5, 2024 (succeeded Nick J. Mosby)
Structure
Seats	15
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
Voting system	Electoral districts with four-year terms
Last election	November 5, 2024
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, Zeke Cohen, was sworn in on December 5, 2024.

^ "Rules of the City Council of Baltimore" (PDF). Baltimore City Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2007.
^ "Baltimore City Charter" (PDF). Baltimore City. 2008. pp. 77–78. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 29, 2008. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
^ 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.
^ "Salary increase puts Mayor Scott's annual pay at nearly $200,000". Archived from the original on October 7, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
^ 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.

[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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