CITISTAT OFFICE
In May 2019, merged with Office of Innovation to form Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation.
CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD FOR CHILDREN EASTERN REGION BOARD no. 3
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms, Board was disbanded in Jan. 2017.
CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD FOR CHILDREN EASTERN REGION BOARD no. 4
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms, Board was disbanded in Jan. 2017.
CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD FOR CHILDREN NORTHWEST REGION BOARD no. 7
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms, Board was disbanded in Jan. 2017.
CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD FOR CHILDREN NORTHWEST REGION BOARD no. 9
Appointed by Governor to 4-year terms, Board was disbanded in Feb. 2017.
COMMUNITY OVERSIGHT TASK FORCE
In aftermath of Freddie Gray’s death in April 2015—and protests that ensued— U.S. Department of Justice agreed to requests made by community advocates and civil rights organizations to initiate an investigation into Baltimore City Police Department. Report stemming from this investigation was released in August 2016, detailing patterns of excessive force and unconstitutional policing. In particular, U.S. Department of Justice found a pattern of illegal stops, searches, and arrests, especially of African-American residents. U.S. Department of Justice also determined that Police Department retaliated against citizens for engaging in protest. As a result of these findings, in April 2017, U.S. Department of Justice, Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and Baltimore City Police Department entered into a Consent Decree. Purpose of Consent Decree was to ensure that City and its Police Department protect statutory and constitutional rights of individuals, treat individuals with respect and dignity, and be responsive to community priorities for public safety.
Under terms of Consent Decree, creation of Community Oversight Task Force was required. Mayor appointed its members in June 2017, and by March 2018, Task Force was to make recommendations to improve civilian oversight of City Police Department. To that end, Task Force was to review community policing strategies, and current operations of Civilian Review Board.
In August 2018, Task Force final report of Recommendations for Strengthening Police Accountability and Police-Community Relations in Baltimore City was submitted.
COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS TASK FORCE
Ex officio: Bill Ferguson, Senate President; Adrienne A. Jones, House Speaker; Brandon M. Scott, President, City Council; Kelly M. Schulz, Secretary of Commerce; Colin D. Tarbert, President, Baltimore Development Corporation; vacancy, Deputy Chief of Staff for Neighborhood & Economic Development; vacancy, Commissioner of Housing & Community Development; Paul E. Taylor, Director, Office of Small, Minority, & Women-Owned Business Development; Donald C. Fry, President & Chief Executive Officer, Greater Baltimore Committee; Samuel Hoi, President, Maryland College of Art ; Peggy Daidakis, President, Baltimore Convention Center.
In April 2020, COVID-19 Small Business Task Force was created by Mayor as a public-private partnership, supported by Baltimore Development Corporation.
With Small Business Assistance Initiative, Task Force was to provide financial assistance to small businesses, as well as other resources and guidelines, to help businesses reopen, without compromising public health, once State of Emergency was lifted.
Task Force work concluded in Dec. 2020. No final report was issued.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL
Chair: Charles J. Peters, Judge-in-Charge, Criminal Division
Representing Baltimore City Bar Association: Warren S. Alperstein, Esq.
Ex officio: Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., Governor; Brian E. Frosh, Attorney General, Maryland; Sam J. Abed, Secretary of Juvenile Services; Stephen T. Moyer, Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; Michael R. Resnick, Commissioner of Pretrial Detention & Services; Catherine E. Pugh, Mayor, Baltimore City; Bernard C. (Jack) Young, President, Baltimore City Council; W. Michel Pierson, Circuit Administrative Judge, Baltimore City Circuit Court; Barbara Baer Waxman, District Administrative Judge, Baltimore City District Court; Marilyn J. Mosby, State's Attorney, Baltimore City; Kirsten G. Downs, Public Defender, Baltimore City; John W. Anderson, Sheriff, Baltimore City; Darryl De Sousa, Police Commissioner, Baltimore City; Marilyn F. Bentley, Clerk, Baltimore City Circuit Court; Mary J. Abrams, Administrative Clerk, Baltimore City District Court; Leana Wen, M.D., Commissioner of Health, Baltimore City; Rod J. Rosenstein, U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland; Walter E. Nolley, Regional Director, Division of Parole and Probation; Crista M. Taylor, President & CEO, Behavioral Health System Baltimore, Inc.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITY REVIEW TEAM
MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE
POST-ARREST PRACTICES COMMITTEE
TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
WARRANT COMMITTEE
As an ad hoc group, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council formed in January 1999 to address systemic problems and issues affecting criminal justice in Baltimore City. Council formally organized in August 2001 when a memorandum of understanding was signed by its member agencies. By 2015, Council no longer was functioning.
Council's members and agencies worked cooperatively to enhance public safety, reduce crime, and advance the fair and timely disposition of criminal cases. Together, they helped secure justice both for victims of crime and the accused by dealing with issues that affect public safety and administration of criminal justice. Through Council, they helped law enforcement and related agencies to fight crime. They also informed the public about how criminal justice system works, and how law enforcement community works to protect Baltimore's communities.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMPLIANCE & EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DIVISION
ECONOMIC & NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & PUBLIC SAFETY
Deputy Chief for Emergency Management and Public Safety was responsible for three offices: Criminal Justice; Emergency Management; and Information Technology.
EMPOWER BALTIMORE MANAGEMENT CORP.
Appointed by Mayor & elected annually by Board in March: Martha Benton; William E. Carlson, Esq.; Robert C. Embry, Jr.; Sr. Barbara Ann (Bobbi) English; Ralph Gilliam; Doris Hall; Constance Maddox; Decatur Miller, Esq.; Richard J. Oppitz, Jr.; James L. Shea. Terms expire 2016.
ADVISORY COUNCIL
FISCAL OPERATING COMMITTEE
Appointed by Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners:
Ralph S. Tyler, Esq.
Appointed by Mayor: Matthew D. Gallagher
Ex officio: Mary E. Clapsaddle, designee of State Superintendent of Schools; Beatrice L. Tripps, designee of Baltimore City Council President.
Established March 17, 2004 by Mayor, City Council, and Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners.
Committee completed its work on May 10, 2006.
FOOD POLICY TASK FORCE
FORENSIC SERVICES DIVISION
HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, & YOUTH
HEROIN TREATMENT & PREVENTION TASK FORCE
Mayor formed Heroin Treatment and Prevention Task Force in Oct. 2014. Task Force's four work groups focused on neighborhood engagement, practice standards, data collection, and access to care.
In July 2015, Task Force was to submit its report.
HOMICIDE REVIEW COMMISSION
Authorized in 2014, Homicide Review Commission was disbanded in Aug. 2015.
INTELLIGENCE SECTION
MAYORAL WORK GROUP ON HOMELESSNESS
Mayor appointed Mayoral Work Group on Homelessness in May 2017 to develop policy recommendations to reduce homelessness.
Work Group submitted its report on June 30, 2017.
MAYOR'S ANTI-ANIMAL ABUSE TASK FORCE
Created in July 2009 in response to burning death of a dog named Phoenix, Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Task Force was to make recommendations on ending animal cruelty and dogfighting in Baltimore.
In its final report of July 30, 2010, Task Force recommended creation of a commission to carry on its work. In September 2010, the Mayor's Anti-Animal Abuse Advisory Commission was established.
MAYOR'S COUNCIL ON MINORITY & WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
Established by Mayor on July 18, 2012, Advisory Council on Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises reviewed and evaluated practices of Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development, and made recommendations to Mayor and Office for improvements.
Appointed by Mayor, twenty-three members served on Council.
By Jan. 15, 2013, Council was to report its findings to Mayor.
MAYOR'S WORKING GROUP ON THE USE & IMPLEMENTATION OF [POLICE] BODY-WORN CAMERAS
Appointed by Mayor:
Mayor's Working Group on the Use and Implementation of [Police] Body-Worn Cameras was initiated by Mayor in Oc. 2014. Working Group considered benefits and risks of body-camera use, including cost, privacy, video storage, and appropriate scope of such a program for Baltimore.
On April 3, 2015, Working Group submitted its report to Mayor.
NEW AMERICANS TASK FORCE
Mayor established New Americans Task Force in 2013 to develop a plan to retain and attract immigrants to Baltimore.
OFFICE OF INNOVATION
OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS RESPONSE
OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY
OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING & POLICY
OFFICE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Responsible for public safety and criminal justice issues, Office on Criminal Justice created and administered programs and strategies designed to reduce crime in Baltimore. Programs aimed to reduce gang activity and drug trade, and supported prisoner re-entry to community and juvenile justice reform.
Office coordinated criminal justice strategies with federal, State and City agencies, community groups, and nonprofit organizations. Managed by Office, the C-Safe Program and the Operation Crime Watch Program coordinated the work of local neighborhood watch groups and law enforcement.
Replaced by Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement in Dec. 2020.
OPERATIONS BUREAU
Headed by a Deputy Commissioner, functions of Operations Bureau were organized under Criminal Investigation, and Patrol.
SPECIAL COMMISSION TO REVIEW BALTIMORE'S PUBLIC CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS
Appointed by Mayor:
Mayor's Staff representative: Casey Brent
In June 2015, Mayor created Special Commission to Review Baltimore's Public Confederate Monuments. Commission focused on the four Confederate monuments on City property: Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument; Confederate Women of Maryland Monument; Roger B. Taney Monument; and Lee and Jackson Monument.
In Aug. 2016, Commission submitted its report to Mayor.
The four Confederate monuments were removed Aug. 16, 2017.
STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
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Appointed by Mayor:
Raymond C. Kelly, Ph.D., Chair
Jeffrey T. Anderson, Ed.D.; Denise M. Duval, Esq.; Ralph M. Hughes; Danielle C. Kushner, Ph.D.; Daniel H. Levine, Ph.D.; Rev. Marvin McKenstry, Jr.; Andrew Reinel; one vacancy.
Appointed by Mayor:
Eric T. Costello, Co-Chair (410) 396-4816; e-mail: eric.costello@baltimorecity.gov
Shelonda Stokes, Co-Chair
Margaret Anadu; Marla Bilonick; John Brothers; Augie Chiasera; William H. Cole IV; Mary Beth Haller, Esq.; Al Hutchinson; Frank Knott; Giovanni Marcantoni; Alex Smith; Ernst Valery; Juan Webster; Jayson Williams.
Kimberly Smalkin Barranco, Executive Director (410) 396-5024; fax: (410) 962-0487; e-mail: kbarranco@baltimorecitycjcc.org
CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANNING COMMITTEE
Martin D. Dorsey, Chair
Barbara Baer Waxman, Chair
Dorothy J. Lennig, Esq.
George M. Lipman, Chair
Devy P. Russell, Chair
Darren P. O'Brien, Esq.
Shannon E. Avery, Chair
James H. Green, Chair
Under Police Dept., renamed Compliance, Accountability and External Affairs Division.
Responsible for advancement of Baltimore's businesses and communities, Economic and Neighborhood Development oversaw the Department of Human Resources, and six offices: Cable and Communications; Children, Youth, and Familes; Economic and Neighborhood Development; Minority and Women-Owned Business Development; Promotion and the Arts; and Research and Communications.
Public Safety, Operations, and Citistat was restructured as Emergency Management and Public Safety in Sept. 2012.
111 Water Street, Suite 201, Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 783-4400; (fax) 410-783-0526
e-mail: info@ebmc.org
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Diane Bell McKoy, Chair (chosen by Board of Directors)
Constance Maddox, Chair
Edward J. Gallagher, Director of Finance, Chair (chosen by Mayor)
In Nov. 2008, Food Policy Task Force was organized.
Under Police Dept., renamed Forensic Science and Evidence Management Division.
Under Administration, reorganized as Equity, Health, and Human Services in April 2021.
Appointed by Mayor:
Samuel Ross, Chair
Kenneth Abrams; Michael T. Abrams; Jose Arbelaez; Robert K. Brooner, M.D.; Aruna Chandran, M.D.; Robert W. Curran; Vu T. Dang; Franklin Dyson; Jan Gryczynski; Lisa Hadley, M.D.; Zereana Jess-Huff; Kimberly A. Johnson; Jacquelyn Jones; Traci Kodeck; Keith D. Matthews; Scott Nolen; Amanda Owens; Daryl C. Plevy; Timothy Santoni; Robert P. Schwartz, M.D.; Judy Simmons; Ryan Smith; Crista Taylor; Reginald Thomas, Sr., D.Min.; L. Michelle Tuten, Ph.D.; G. Jay Unick, Ph.D.; Vickie L. Walters; Kathleen L. Westcoat; Michelle Wirzberger, Esq.; Christina Trenton; Mishka Terplan, M.D.
Appointed by Mayor:
Daniel W. Webster, Sc.D., Chair
Under Police Dept., reorganized as Homeland Security Division.
Appointed by Mayor:
Tina Hike-Hubbard, Chair
Damien Haussling; Jeffrey K. Hettleman; Thomasina (Tomi) Hiers; Amy Kleine; Kevin Lindamood; Ingrid M. Lofgren; Janice Miller; Molly McGrath Tierney.
Appointed by Mayor:
Caroline A. Griffin, Esq., Chair
Robert Anderson; Jennifer Etheridge, Esq.; Olivia D. Farrow, Esq.; Aileen Gabbey; Ann Gearhart; Sheryl Goldstein, Esq.; Rev Charles Goods; George Hurd; Robert Johnson; Randall Lockwood, Ph.D.; Kimberly McConkey; Jennifer Mead-Brause; Zoe Michal; Chris Muldowney; Karen Reese; Edward L. Reisinger; Lt. Col. Paul Sheppard.
Robert L. Wallace, Chair
Staff: Stephanie J. Robinson, Esq. (410) 396-4950
web: http://mayor.baltimorecity.gov/programs/body-camera-working-group
James R. Benjamin, Jr., Esq., Co-Chair
Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, Co-Chair
Curtis L. Anderson; Jacqueline Caldwell; Col. Garnell W. Green; Michael L. Marshall; L. Jerome Mullen; Andrew J. Nebus; David E. Ralph, Esq.; David R. Rocah, Esq.; Jerry Rodriguez; Gene Ryan; Suzanne Sangree, Esq.; Brandon M. Scott; Kirsten Silveira; Mark Washington.
Appointed by Mayor
In May 2019, merged with Citistat Office to form Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation.
Under Dept. of Health, renamed Office of Emergency Preparedness.
Neal M. Janey, Jr., Esq., Director (410) 396-4950
e-mail: neal.janey2@baltimorecity.gov
Vacancy, Director (443) 984-3560
Tamika C. Gauvin, Director (443) 984-3404; fax: (410) 396-5136; e-mail: tamika.gauvin@baltimorecity.gov
web: http://mocj.baltimorecity.gov/
Under Police Department, Operations Bureau began as Crime Reduction Bureau, later was renamed Operations Bureau, and in September 2017 its functions transferred to separate divisions. In February 2018, Operations Bureau was reconstituted. In December 2023, it was abolished and its functions were assigned to two new bureaus: Criminal Investigation; and Patrol and Community Policing.
web: http://baltimoreplanning.wix.com/monumentcommission
Aaron Bryant, Ph.D., Chair
Elissa Blount-Moorhead; Donna A. Cypress; Mary J. Demory; Larry S. Gibson, J.D.; Elford D. Jackson; Elizabeth M. Nix, Ph.D.
Under Police Dept., reformed as Strategic Services Bureau.
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