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Committee weighs creating an independent legislative analysis office

Charter Review Special Committee, Baltimore City Council · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Members discussed a proposal to merge the Department of Legislative Reference and the Office of Council Services into an independent entity to produce objective bill reports and fiscal notes, modeled on Maryland's Department of Legislative Services; staff were asked to solicit views from DLR and Council Services.

The committee considered a proposal to make the Department of Legislative Reference (DLR) and the Office of Council Services an independent, combined entity that would supply neutral bill reports, fiscal notes and policy analysis to the council — a model described as similar to…

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