The mayor and his traveling staff

As Scott gets ready for a sponsored trip to Savannah, Georgia, his aides and underlings head for San Francisco, Las Vegas, Texas and across the pond. The costs add up.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and 16 members of his staff are out and about this month – Scott to coastal Georgia and others fanning out to Texas, the West Coast and over to Europe to attend conferences and participate in industry-sponsored events.

The price: $52,341, of which $39,941 will be borne by city taxpayers. And buried within those totals: $412-a-day room charges, $2,200 individual registration fees and two deputy mayors ensconced for a week in Europe…

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