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Aurora staff recommends new state/federal lobbying contract; aldermen ask for more vetting and ethics commitments
Summary
Deputy Chief of Staff Nicholas Thompson presented a proposal to hire Strategem Consulting to consolidate state and federal lobbying. Aldermen raised concerns about short notice, client lists, municipal experience and ethics; committee moved the item forward without recommendation and requested an executive-session briefing and additional documentation.
Deputy Chief of Staff Nicholas Thompson asked the Finance Committee to approve a professional services contract with Strategem Consulting Group LLC to provide consolidated state and federal legislative consulting and advocacy.
Thompson said the two lead principals — Baltimore Lopez and former Illinois state House majority leader James F. Claiborne — bring government, legal and legislative experience and that consolidating state and federal services would reduce the city’s annual cost by about $50,000 while maintaining…
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