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Baltimore City Council will be able to both add and remove items from the city budget for the first time in 125 years. The long-awaited power boost comes as tensions have been running high between the council and Mayor Brandon Scott

A charter amendment that was approved by voters in 2020 will restore financial control to the 15-member council, allowing them to reallocate funds without mayoral approval. The last time the council had this power was in 1898.