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Committee considers shrinking Board of Estimates, expanding Board of Finance
Baltimore City Charter Review Special Committee · November 7, 2025
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Summary
Members discussed proposals to reduce Board of Estimates membership and to expand and reconfigure the Board of Finance, aimed at rebalancing authority and clarifying designee roles.
At the charter review committee's first hearing, members discussed proposals to change the composition and appointment rules for two key financial oversight bodies: the Board of Estimates and the Board of Finance.
Shinoa Gardner of the council president's staff outlined a proposal to reduce the Board of Estimates from five members to…
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