In 2022, David Smith of Sinclair Broadcasting invested in a politically motivated signature campaign to enshrine term limits for Baltimore City elected officials. As your elected officials’ we came up short in explaining the harmful impacts of this ballot initiative and it passed without proper review or scrutiny. The law passed in 2022, now requires elected officials to leave their post after two terms. This arbitrary requirement removes continuity from office and disrupts w

Please join us this Wednesday at 1pm for the Charter Review Special Committee meeting. At this hearing three bills will be heard, the three bills are: 26-0190 Charter Amendment - Procurement Reform, 26-0191 Charter Amendment - Budget, Veto, and Board of Estimates Reform, and 26-0192 Charter Amendment - Minor Privileges. You can read more about these bills here. The meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers and will also be avaliable to view remotely. To view the meeti

For our Housing Tip of the Week, I want to remind you to avoid taking out a reverse mortgage after paying off your home. Times are tough and older adults often have to make difficult decisions in regards to financing their various needs. I have assisted several residents with reversing the impact of reverse mortgages. One consequence of taking out a reverse mortgage is that if you forget to pay your taxes or insurance, the reverse mortgage company can foreclose on your home.

26-0172 Charter Review is being replaced with three new bills. The Charter Review committee has worked extensively to study the Charter and have come up with several reforms. Initially all of these reforms for this year’s ballot were placed in one large bill, 26-0172. We heard from several residents, as well as Councilmembers, that transparency was important. At tonight’s City Council meeting, we will introduce three new bills that split the large one into three parts. We

In 2016, the Baltimore City Council passed 16-0652 creating the Municipal Identification Card program, providing every resident who needs one a Municipal Identification Card. In 2021, we held a hearing in Chair McCray’s Public Health committee last term to get an update as to the status of the implementation of this bill. This resolution and the hearing pushed the administration to finally get started on implementing the Municipal ID Card program. Since then, MOCFS and BC

This is the last week before the Tax Sale. Our office has sent letters out to constituents that were still on the tax sale list, and have received several calls for assistance. We will continue to assist you throughout this week. Thank you to Mayor Scott for removing homeowners from the tax sale again this year. The older adult debt forgiveness program and property tax payment plan programs are still available for residents. To sign up for the older adult debt forgiveness pro

Please join us this Thursday on May 14th, at 5pm for the Baltimore City Taxpayer's Night event. You can learn more about the FY27 fiscal budget, capital improvement projects, and ask questions about our city's budget. The event will be located on the 4th floor of the City Council chambers and you can watch the meeting online, here. Testimony will be also be taken. To submit testimony please email: testimony@baltimorecity.gov and to sign up to testify in person please click he

“Property Tax Payment Plans are finally here! Residential property owners can now sign up for property tax payment plans if you are behind in paying your taxes. If residential property owners enroll by May 12th, you will be removed from the tax sale." I have advocated for several years to bring property tax payment plans to Baltimore to help residents avoid tax sale. In most cases, owners of residential property have mortgages, and the monthly mortgage payment includes the

Property tax payment plans are now available. In order to be pulled from this year's tax sale you must enroll by May 12th. The property tax payment plans are for any residential property, not just homeowners. The applications are available right now online and you can request a paper copy as well. Property tax payment plans help residents stay in their homes and are the cornerstone of tax sale reform in our city! Please contact our office for help with applying, the applicati