BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Mayor Brandon Scott’s office announced significant changes to its information-sharing practices with the Baltimore City Office of Inspector General (OIG) to comply with state law.
This decision follows an official opinion from the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, received by Baltimore City Solicitor Ebony M. Thompson on Feb. 5, 2026.
The Mayor’s office reported that opinion clarifies that local governments must adhere to mandatory confidentiality provisions in state law, which restrict the disclosure of personnel, medical, and financial records, even to local inspector generals…