Baltimore’s Inspector General said today that a senior aide to Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young did not exceed approved spending limits on a trip to a Texas music festival in search of potential sponsors and acts for Baltimore’s AFRAM Festival.

However, the incident did result in a reminder to Tonya R. Miller, senior director of public affairs, of city protocol in dealing with trip expenses and “the current process for approval going forward” by Kimberly Morton, Young’s chief of staff.

The investigation was conducted as a result of a complaint of “wasteful spending” by Miller and Cortney Weinstock, special events chief for the Department of Recreation and Parks.

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