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Public commenters raise ethics concerns over city advertising and PR director pay
Summary
During public comment, speakers accused Mayor James D. Stewart Jr. and a city PR director of potential conflicts of interest, urged suspension of city advertising during the election period and asked for public records on contracts and payments.
Several members of the public used the council’s non-agenda public comment period to raise concerns about advertising contracts, city spending on public relations and potential conflicts of interest.
Carter Dukes alleged that then-mayoral campaign activities led to city contracts with a vendor. “In his 2020 run for mayor of Irondale, Mr. Stewart hired Fairview Strategies … Fairview is owned and run by Emma Tolbert,” Dukes said, and accused the city…
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