The Baltimore City Council has 14 members, each representing a geographic district, with one city council president elected at-large. Ballot Question H asks voters if they think the number of members should be eight.
The Baltimore City Council costs taxpayers about $10.5 million per year out of the city’s $3.4 billion budget. That supports a staff of about 80 people; including people who answer phones, attend community meetings, research and write legislation. Then of course there’s the council people themselves.
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