BALTIMORE (AP) - With the coronavirus pandemic greatly limiting indoor and outdoor public events, the inauguration of Baltimore Mayor-elect Brandon Scott next month is expected to be a low-key event.
Scott’s chief of staff, Michael Huber, told The Baltimore Sun that Scott is thinking of convening in City Hall’s ceremonial room with the clerk of court, along with his parents. A cameraperson for the city’s Charm TV network would broadcast the event. Tentative plans call for Scott to make a brief address in front of City Hall to the media afterward.
Huber said there will be no invited guests or dignitaries at the Dec. 8 inauguration. Most of Scott’s family will not be there, either.
“The city is in too difficult of a position,” Huber said. “We have to model the absolute best practices with respect to crowd size.”
Scott already has called on city residents to cancel their Thanksgiving plans and likely will be offering the same advice for Christmas, Huber said. An oversized inaugural event would be a “slap in the face,” he said.
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