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Council delays renewal of Townsend lobbying contract after members seek more detail
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Parlier councilors voted 4–1 to table a proposed renewal of Townsend Public Affairs’ lobbying contract and asked staff to provide the firm’s prior contract history and details on any proposed fee increase before taking final action.
The Parlier City Council voted to table a proposed renewal of Townsend Public Affairs’ state and federal lobbying contract after several council members said they had not received enough information about the company’s recent work and the proposed fee.
Spencer Street of Townsend Public Affairs, the city’s lobbyist in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., described recent grant and earmark work, saying the firm has helped secure roughly $4.6 million for the city over the past five years for projects including police department modernization…
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