Council President Zeke Cohen chairs a special hearing during the approval of the first Baltimore City budget under his presidential tenure. Photo by Emily Hofstaedter / WYPR.
Council President Zeke Cohen chairs a special hearing during the approval of the first Baltimore City budget under his presidential tenure. Photo by Emily Hofstaedter / WYPR.

Flexing their budgetary muscles more than it has in recent history, the Baltimore City Council passed their version of Mayor Brandon Scott’s $4.6B FY 2026 budget proposal on Monday night.

The budget passed 12-2 in favor. It goes on to Mayor Scott for signature before it is law.

Notably, the council authorized an additional $2M for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Multicultural Affairs (MIMA) – up from its original proposal of just over $966,000– and an additional $112,000 for the Office of Inspector General to create an additional oversight role for her office.

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