In becoming Baltimore’s first city administrator next month, Christopher J. Shorter has accepted a modest salary increase in exchange for vastly expanded responsibilities.

Since 2019, Shorter has been one of four city managers in Austin, Texas, directing health, environmental and cultural services for a city of slightly under 1 million people.

On January 11, he will assume day-to-day operations across Baltimore government, holding supervisory power over all agencies, department heads and employees, while overseeing the annual budget and advising his boss, Brandon Scott.

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