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FY 26
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Program Description

  Public Relations

  • Educates and informs residents about County issues, programs, and services through press releases, media advisories, news, public events, the County website, online newsletters, YouTube, Facebook, X (formerly known as Twitter), and podcasts.
  • Works directly with media organizations to ensure that reporters and editors have accurate and timely information about County issues, programs, and services.
  • Develops promotional campaigns to increase awareness of critical issues such as public health and emergency preparedness.
  • Develops culturally competent outreach (radio programming) to inform and engage the County's Spanish speaking constituency.
  • Provides television and video direction/production services at no cost to the County Executive's Office, and any additional County department requesting assistance.

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Program Contacts

Contact Mary Anderson of the Office of Public Information at 240-777-6534 or Seamus McNamara of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2755 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Percent of press conferences or press events with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation80%50%80%84%88%
Total attendance at press conferences and press events 13,1253,2383,3893,4903,595
Number of press events11297110115120
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1  Virtual attendance is tallied from logged-in accounts, so this total is much lower than actual participants and views.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved$2,500,36714.5
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.($446,779)-3
FY26 Recommended$2,053,58811.5