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Records Summary
Since the records of CERC and BERG were apparently maintained
together, the material has been kept in a single record group. The
records themselves consist largely of reports issued hy the two
bodies. Information in the reports is largely financial, including
revenue and expenditure accounts, statistical breakdowns, and
descriptions of the number and value of surplus food tickets. Also
available are some CERC correspondence and minutes dating from 1930 to
1932.
Series
1.
2.
3.
Financial Report. 1933-36. 0.5 lin. in. (1 vol.)
Arranged chronologically.
Preliminary Reports. 1933-34.
Arranged chronologically.
3 lin. in.
Correspondence and Committee Meeting Records
2 lin. in.
No arrangement.
1932
RG 24 1964 Charter Revision Commission (1963-65)
History
In 1963, Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin appointed the Charter
Revision Commission to consider improvements to the 1946 charter.
Chief among the commission's concerns was providing a more adequate
vehicle for dealing with the municipality's increasing dependence on
outside sources of income. There was also a need to reorganize the
city's administrative structure and budgeting procedures. The
commission consisted of twenty-four members and was supported by a
fifty member advisory committee. The commission first met in
September 1963 to form four committees (also known as task forces):
structure and organization of principal officers; structure and
organization of executive departments; budget, financial and
purchasing procedures; and personnel.
The commission proposed the appointment of an assistant mayor;
creation of a Department of Personnel; reorganization of the
Department of Public Works (RG 47); establishment of a Department of
Finance; and alteration of budgeting procedures. Other suggestions
included moving election dates from May to November and having elected
officials take office in December instead of May.
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