Baltimore’s ex-chief purchasing agent, who left her position and later city government after an inspector general’s report disclosed her mishandling of a police towing contract, is about to return to the payroll as a consultant for the sheriff’s office.
Before the Board of Estimates tomorrow is a $24,000 employment contract for Erin Sher Smyth to develop and oversee “an office-wide procurement process improvement project” for Sheriff John W. Anderson.
Among her tasks, according to the BOE, will be “identifying profitable supplies” and “negotiating with external vendors to secure advantageous terms.”
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