Ted Carter, Baltimore’s deputy mayor for community and economic development, has been temporarily suspended from work due to a complaint lodged against him, according to sources not authorized to discuss a personnel matter.
A member of Mayor Brandon Scott’s executive team, Carter is serving an eight-day suspension. An automatic reply from Carter’s city email states he will be out of the office from Aug. 17 to Aug. 29.
Scott declined to comment on the suspension and the nature of the complaint against Carter. Carter also did not respond to a request for comment. News of Carter’s suspension was first reported by the Baltimore Brew.
Carter, formerly the chief economic development and business officer for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, was tapped by Scott as one of several deputy mayors in his administration.
As deputy mayor for community and economic development, Carter, who is paid $210,000 annually, oversees 14 agencies responsible for neighborhood development and revitalization, including housing, planning, workforce, tourism and economic development. He serves on the East Baltimore Development Initiative Board, the Baltimore Development Corporation and Visit Baltimore, and is a member of the City’s Planning Commission.
From 1997 to 2000, Carter served as deputy assistant secretary for management operations for the President Bill Clinton’s Treasury Department. He also worked on Clinton’s reelection campaign.
In Cuyahoga, Ohio’s second-largest county and home to Cleveland, Carter managed a five-year economic development plan and led the county’s economic and workforce development efforts. Carter also worked for the city of Jacksonville, Florida.
