Baltimore City Council president to hire $33,750 redistricting consultant as city awaits mayor’s plan

Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby won approval Wednesday to hire a consultant to assist the City Council with Baltimore’s redistricting process as the city awaits the mayor’s own redistricting proposal. The City Council will spend $33,750 to retain the Virginia-based company CensusChannel to assist with compiling the city’s demographic information and producing several maps based on the data, according to the contract.