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Communications update: OpenGov budget page, PAFR, website accessibility and 2025 strategy
Summary
Communications Director reported the FY26 budget webpage with an OpenGov link is live, the county's PAFR will be inserted in local papers, DOJ website accessibility compliance is due April 2026, and staff plan an Instagram launch and a video strategy in 2025.
Joy Alexander, Linn County Communications Director, told the board the FY26 budget web page is complete and includes a direct link to the county's OpenGov budget document so the public can access the budget online. "It's now complete," Alexander said of the FY26 page, and she noted the Gazette and WMT published the county—s budget release.
Alexander said the county's popular annual financial report (PAFR) went to press and will be inserted in the Gazette on Nov. 22 and in weekly papers the following week; highlights include OpenGov budget transparency, a housing assessment, Valley Nature Trail milestones and a new mobile health clinic.
She reminded the board that DOJ website accessibility compliance has a compliance date of April 2026; Alexander said a webinar she attended was not as helpful as hoped and that she will continue research and training to prepare staff. She also outlined 2025 communications priorities including launching Instagram, implementing deeper social-media analytics and rolling out a video strategy (vendor security limitations noted).
Why it matters: improved budget transparency and website accessibility affect public access to county information and statutory compliance timelines; the communications plan will guide public outreach for major county projects and events.
