Baltimore OIG blasts Mayor Scott's reform plan: It's not accountability, 'it is control'

The dispute between Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott and the city’s Office of Inspector General over access to records intensified Thursday. Wednesday, Mayor Scott released a multi-pronged approach to overhaul the inspector general’s office in the city, calling for short-term, long-term, local, and state changes. Part of the proposal includes putting an attorney from the city’s Law Department in the OIG, though Mayor Scott assured people there would be a ‘firewall’ to ensure independence for the lawyer. MORE: https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/baltimore-oig-blasts-mayor-scotts-reform-plan-its-not-accountability-it-is-control _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FOXBaltimore/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FOXBaltimore YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-H-L8u8PzzgdAzBLrqU6PQ/?sub_confirmation=1 Daily News Digest: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxLnRTTQfTjGrLqJJqi6qgKfY_LR70Q7y For more information, visit https://foxbaltimore.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 410.467.5595 WBFF is a Maryland-based station and a FOX Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. #news #trending #breakingnews #Baltimore #Maryland #fyp #foryou #recommended #suggested #watch