Baltimore City Council District 13
DUTIES: Baltimore’s law-making body is the 15-member City Council. The 15th member, the city council president, is elected city-wide. The primary responsibilities of the city council are to: Enact ordinances (laws) and resolutions of the city,Review and enact the annual Ordinance of Estimates (Operating and Capital Budgets),Enact revenue ordinances necessary to meet the anticipated expenses of the budget.SALARY: $78,577 as of 2023TERM: 4 yearsHOW ELECTED: Baltimore City is divided into 14 council districts. The voters of each district elect one member to the city council. In execution of their responsibilities, City Council members represent their district’s interests and serve their constituents as advocates with city government agencies.
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Alexander Artis
(Rep)
Background: What in your background and experience qualifies you to be a member of the Baltimore City Council?
Crime: What specific plans would you propose to reduce homicides, violent crime, theft and vandalism in Baltimore?
Education: How would you fund public education in Baltimore, while assuring the quality and ongoing structural maintenance of school buildings?
Health: What strategies do you have to address continued health disparities in Baltimore? What will you do to make sure that the Health Department has the resources it needs to serve all residents?
Climate and Environment As we face climate change and sea level rise, what would be your priorities to increase sustainable practices by the city and to increase the city’s resilience?
Housing: What strategies do you propose to remove or rehabilitate vacant buildings and provide affordable housing through the new inclusionary housing bill and other means?
Council Size: What are the advantages and disadvantages of reducing the size of the City Council?
Campaign Phone
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I understand Baltimore City's history and how Baltimore City came to be. One must know their history if they want to lead.
Create a new division called Community Police. The Community police would be made of recent Baltimore City high school graduates. This would create more jobs and bridge the disconnect between the police and the black community.
Ask residents of Baltimore city to voluntarily vote on a tax that would come directly out of their paycheck of $20 if paid weekly or $40 if paid bi-weekly. This tax would be called the school construction and maintenance. This would fund all maintenance and new schools buildings in Baltimore city
Expand Baltimore City Health Department funding to provide free health care services to Baltimore City residents, including in-patient care.
Issue Co2 tax on non-city registered vehicles because only 30% of Baltimore city residents own cars. This tax would be used to create a fund. The funds would be used to purchase the subway and light rail system from the state.
Make changes to Baltimore City building charter codes to allow for more building
A smaller council and thus larger district mean people get less representation for constituents. A larger council and thus smaller district sizes mean diverse representation.
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