City of Annapolis - File #: O-35-21

• File #: O-35-21
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/7/2021
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 9/27/2021
• Final action: 10/25/2021
• Title: Acceptable Forms of Signature - For the purpose of authorizing use of automated or computer generated electronic or digital signatures for certain official City documents; authorizing the City Manager to delegate signature authority for certain contracts; providing certain definitions; and generally relating to signatures.
• Sponsors: Gavin Buckley
• Indexes: Finance Committee, Rules and City Government Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/25/2021	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
10/25/2021	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
10/20/2021	1	Finance Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
10/5/2021	1	Rules & City Government Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
9/27/2021	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
9/13/2021	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
9/13/2021	1	City Council	refer
9/13/2021	1	City Council	refer

Title
Acceptable Forms of Signature - For the purpose of authorizing use of automated or computer generated electronic or digital signatures for certain official City documents; authorizing the City Manager to delegate signature authority for certain contracts; providing certain definitions; and generally relating to signatures.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 35-21

Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Co-sponsored by:
Referred to
Finance Committee
Rules and City Government Committee

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Acceptable Forms of Signature

FOR the purpose of authorizing automated or computer generated electronic or digital signatures for certain official City documents; authorizing the City Manager to delegate signature authority for certain contracts; providing certain definitions; and generally relating to signatures.

BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2021 Edition
1.04.020
6.08.270

BY adding the following portions to the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2021 Edition
1.04.025

WHEREAS, the City of Annapolis is modernizing its processes and procedures to keep pace with the current practices of businesses and organizations with which the City transacts business on a regular basis; and

WHEREAS, the ability to accept electronic signatures on official papers and governmental documents is required for the City's new processes and procedures and has the potential to increase the efficiency and quality of public services; and

WHEREAS, the Maryland Code Annotated, Commercial Law Article, Section 21-117, et seq., expressly authorizes municipalities to use electronic signatures with appropriate security standards in place of traditional ink signatures for all official documents; and

WHEREAS, the City intends to make use of, and accept as valid, electronic and digital signatures for official documents, as necessary and appropriate.


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