From The Banner · Emily Opilo · · 1m 20s
Mayor challenges IG’s records contempt claim
Mayor posts 8 a.m. email showing city staff working to restore IG’s records access.
In brief
Mayor posts 8 a.m. email showing city staff working to restore IG’s records access. Mayor Brandon Scott posted emails proving city staff were restoring access to inspector general Isabel Cumming’s records after a court ordered the city to comply. Originally reported by The Banner.
Mayor posts 8 a.m. email
Mayor Brandon Scott posted emails showing city staff working with inspector general’s office to restore records access Monday morning.
“This is showmanship, not integrity”
IG filed contempt motion
Baltimore Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming asked a judge to hold Mayor Scott in contempt for failing to restore city records as ordered.
Court ordered records access
Retired Baltimore Circuit Court Associate Judge Pamela White ruled city must give Cumming direct access to servers within 48 hours.
City delayed records access
The administration sought to delay restoring access by filing motions for stays with both White and the Appellate Court of Maryland.
Appellate court denied stay
The Appellate Court of Maryland refused the city’s final request, saying the administration failed to prove irreparable harm from document release.
Staff begins password reset
City IT staff first contacted inspector general’s employee at 8:34 a.m. Monday to fill out a form restoring records access.
City fails to comply with deadline
Cumming’s filing said city’s failure to restore records by 1 p.m. Monday was 'voluntary and intentional' and demanded fines for each day of delay.
The main idea
Mayor Brandon Scott posted emails proving city staff were restoring access to inspector general Isabel Cumming’s records after a court ordered the city to comply.
