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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Orland Fire District spends over $432K on public relations

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Edgar County Watchdogs, Inc. | Edgar County Watchdogs site

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The Orland Fire Protection District has allocated over $432,000 in recent years to Ray Hanania of Urban Strategies Group and All-Circo, Inc. for public relations services. These services included the creation of press releases and management of social media content.

Ray Hanania's monthly compensation for this work is reported to be $4,000.

The specific outcomes or deliverables related to these media relations expenditures remain unclear. However, the district has supplied a document detailing the purported tasks completed (refer to pages 8 – 24).

Financial records show an annual expenditure of $48,000 for these services.

Additionally, since 2015, the district has incurred legal expenses exceeding $3.94 million (refer to pages 25 – 44 and pages 1 – 19).

Requests have been made for copies of the actual work produced, which will be shared once received.

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