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North Baltimore council abolishes elected clerk-treasurer, creates appointed fiscal officer
Summary
The Village of North Baltimore adopted Ordinance No. 2025-31 as an emergency on Oct. 14, 2025, abolishing the elected clerk-treasurer post, creating an appointed fiscal officer and establishing a part-time clerk of council; council voted to suspend additional readings and adopt the ordinance immediately.
The Village of North Baltimore council on Oct. 14 adopted Ordinance No. 2025-31 as an emergency, abolishing the elected office of clerk‑treasurer, creating the appointed office of fiscal officer and establishing a part‑time clerk of council.
Council moved to suspend the second and third readings of the ordinance (motion by Mr. Cook, seconded by Ms. Hefner) and then voted to adopt it as an emergency (motion by Mr. Richmond, seconded by Mr. Sweat); the motions were recorded as approved. The ordinance amends Chapters 133 and 147 of the village codified ordinances, as stated in the ordinance title.
The ordinance text declares the change an emergency; the council did not record an effective date beyond that declaration in the meeting transcript. The transcript contains no additional debate or recorded dissent on the measure.
Next steps listed in the meeting packet and discussed briefly by the village administrator include implementation tasks for the administrator and updates to the codified ordinances; the transcript does not specify a transition timeline or the name of any person appointed to the new fiscal officer position.
