City Councilman Edward Reisinger introduced legislation last night calling for a hearing on how much the rioting and civil unrest in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death will cost the city and impact future city budgets.

Reisinger, who represents southwest’s 10th district, including Cherry Hill that was struck by looting on April 27,  asked the police, fire and finance departments to report on the costs of overtime and potential workmen’s compensation claims.

Additionally, he inquired about the reimbursement costs to other jurisdictions who provided Baltimore with additional law enforcement personal during the week-long crisis that followed the in-police-custody death of Freddie Gray.

Maryland State Police and the National Guard, as well as police from jurisdictions as far away as Montgomery County, came to Baltimore’s assistance during the uprising.

“We should be concerned about the impact on future budgets,” Reisinger said at last night’s council meeting. “The city is self-insured.”

Reisinger asked about the costs of temporary and permanent disability among the city’s law enforcement and firefighting staff.

“What I’m hearing,” he said, as he trailed off, “is that 150-200 firefighters and police” could be filing for disability benefits.

Also introduced last night was a resolution  calling on seven agencies, including Housing and Community Development, City Schools, the Baltimore Development Corp., Health Department and Mayor’s Office of Employment Development, to report to the City Council on “economic development tools for distressed communities.”