Committee raises questions about communications spending, operating costs and staffing
Commissioners questioned whether communications expenditures include public-meeting costs and asked staff to clarify operating-cost estimates for referendum-driven projects; staff said consultant communication work is often contracted and announced an expected hire to return the audit office to full capacity.
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Commissioners asked for clarification of communications line items reported in the audit and whether those figures include expenses for public meetings, flyers and consultants who assist with public input. Staff replied that a significant portion of communications expenditures are contracted separately from project-management contracts and that public-meeting work and flyers are often captured in those contracted communications costs.
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