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Palm Desert council replaces marketing committee with virtual public affairs marketing panel

2439717 · February 28, 2025
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Summary

Council voted 5-0 to dissolve the city's Marketing Committee and establish a seven-member Public Affairs Marketing Panel with virtual meeting flexibility and Brown Act-equivalent transparency requirements.

Palm Desert city council voted 5-0 to introduce an ordinance to dissolve its Marketing Committee and establish a seven-member Public Affairs Marketing Panel that may meet virtually and advise the public affairs manager.

City staff and council members said the change responds to repeated quorum problems on the Marketing Committee caused by scheduling conflicts among industry professionals. The new panel will be advisory to the public affairs manager, allow all-virtual meetings, and carry transparency standards staff said are equivalent to…

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