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Communications director: PAFR printing, crisis plan on agenda, website accessibility above industry benchmark
Summary
Communications staff said the FY25 Popular Annual Financial Report will be printed and inserted in the Gazette Dec. 21, the crisis communications plan incorporating sheriff and public‑health input is on tomorrow’s agenda for approval, and the county website accessibility score is 92.54%, exceeding the industry benchmark used in the KPI.
Joy Alexander, communications director, briefed the board on communications projects. She said the county’s Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) for FY25 is printed and scheduled for insertion in the Gazette on Dec. 21 and will also be posted on the county website. Alexander said the communications team completed a revision to the board/commission vacancy appointment process and will issue a news release to advertise vacancies.
On emergency planning, Alexander said she incorporated feedback from the sheriff’s office and public health into a crisis communications plan and clarified the plan is not the county’s EOC activation plan but is intended to guide internal communications and public messaging in events that do not automatically trigger the EOC. The plan was placed on the agenda for approval at the next meeting; if approved, training with department heads and elected officials will follow.
She reported a website accessibility compliance figure of 92.54% (exceeding the prior industry benchmark referenced during KPI creation) and said the department will focus next on DOJ digital‑accessibility rules that take effect 04/24/2026. Alexander also described a pilot rollout for branded email signatures with IT and a countywide website redesign process with department headers for public‑facing departments such as public health and elections.
She said communications will coordinate with transit staff if and when Medicaid‑eligible rides are activated to ensure public outreach reaches eligible residents.
