On Tuesday, Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott and City Administrator Christopher Shorter announced that the City has authorized a one-time payment of $1,000 to fully vaccinated employees.

Officials say that funding from the American Rescue Plan Act will be used to pay for the incentive program.

“This incentive is about doing everything in our power to protect our employees and our residents. We are still in a pandemic. People are still losing their lives and getting seriously ill because they are not vaccinated,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “I want to thank all of our employees who have already uploaded their vaccination status, and to all of our workers who haven’t received their vaccine yet, now is the best time to do so.”

All fully vaccinated City of Baltimore employees are eligible to receive the $1,000 payment.... Read More: FOX Baltimore