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Council seeks outreach boost and regional emergency coordination as staff nears communications hire
Summary
Council provided guidance for a forthcoming communications coordinator hire—focus on HOA/PTO outreach, organic social media and media relations—and asked for clearer regional roles and staffing for Tri City emergency management and wildfire mitigation.
Staff told council they were in the final round of hiring for a communications coordinator and asked for guidance on priorities. Councilmembers recommended stronger HOA and PTO outreach, more organic social content and a person comfortable engaging directly with residents and media.
"So we are in the final round of our communications coordinator position. Hopefully, we're gonna extend an offer this week," a staff director said. Council also discussed Tri City emergency management operations; Director Wahida said a multi‑agency wildland task force will convene in December to set priorities and that staff will return with objectives and mitigation costs. Council asked staff to clarify regional responsibilities, potential partner staffing and how the Tri City shares workload and funding.
