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Mayor's office seeks digital communications specialist and $50,000 PR reserve; council presses for local bidding
Summary
The mayor's office requested a new digital communications specialist ($109,530) and $50,000 for as-needed public-relations services; council members urged the administration to solicit local vendors and questioned why a $16,910 public-input subscription remains housed in the mayor's office.
Amber Ash, the mayor's chief of staff, told the council the mayor's FY2027 request includes a $109,530 salary-and-benefits package to add a digital communications specialist to expand short-form video, social-media and web engagement.
"This position will focus on managing social media, creating video content, and assisting with the city's website overhaul," Ash said, explaining the new hire would free the communications manager for longer-term strategy and improve emergency backup capacity.
Ash also requested $50,000 in professional services to retain a public-relations firm for crisis communications on an as-needed basis,…
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