Council President Cohen: City Council should be 'co-equal' in Baltimore's government

Описание: During his first Board of Estimates chair, City Council President Zeke Cohen committed to running the council like “a co-equal” branch of government. That raises questions about what exactly may unfold.

Baltimore City operates with a strong-mayor style of government, meaning the mayor has more control than the council. That’s also true for the Board of Estimates, Baltimore City’s spending board. Currently, the board is made up of the city council president, comptroller, mayor, and the two of the mayor’s appointees: the director of the Department of Public Works and the city solicitor.

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