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Councilors Press Mayor’s Office for Transparency on Advertising Spending and Chief of Staff Availability
Summary
Councilors asked for an itemized breakdown of a $70,000 advertising line in the mayor’s office budget and raised concerns about the chief of staff’s availability to the council; mayoral staff pledged to provide vendor details and to pass council feedback to the mayor.
Councilors pressed the mayor’s office for details about advertising and purchase‑of‑service spending and raised concerns about the chief of staff’s availability to the council.
Senior adviser Octavian Spanner and mayoral budget staff told the committee that the advertising line—budgeted at $70,000 in the mayor’s office general fund—is intended for public notices, outreach, media placements and production costs for public information. “Funds for this line item is being used for direct communication with the public, for notices,” the senior adviser said. He and staff said the administration…
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