Baltimore City Hall may have trouble keeping recreation centers and municipal pools open, but it isn’t stingy when it comes to formal and informal wear for city employees.
Today the Board of Estimates unanimously approved $1.5 million for dress and work uniforms for the Fire Department and $300,000 for t-shirts, caps and other “active wear” for employees at Public Works, Recreation and Parks, Transportation and other non-uniform departments.
Combined with previous appropriations by the board, the city has spent or allocated $4.1 million for fire department uniforms and accessories since 2011 – and just under $1 million for t-shirts and caps since 2014.
Additionally, the spending board has approved about $2.6 million for police uniforms since 2012 through separate contracts, making for a grand total of over $7 million in clothing.
