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Resident urges more Spanish-language voting materials and clarity on tourism duties; communications staff outline outreach and video series

2776069 · March 25, 2025
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A resident told Bay City council that online charter-election materials were not available in Spanish and raised concerns about tourism staffing; communications staff responded that bilingual notices and postcards with QR codes will be distributed and said a new communications manager hire and a video campaign are forthcoming.

A member of the public urged Bay City leaders to improve how election and municipal information is posted in Spanish, and to clarify tourism staffing amid uncertainty about who manages tourism duties.

During public comment Jessica Shepherd said she had checked the city’s online materials for the upcoming charter election and could not find Spanish‑language election information; she described clicking through the website and encountering broken links and a “404” error when looking for municipal-elections information. Shepherd also said members of the tourism and hospitality community had…

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