Council discusses advertising boost and member donation motion

Council members opened a discussion about advertising and promotional boosts for local events, citing prior years’ boosts and a proposed community contribution approach. Committee member (S1) said the group could “donate a certain amount” and suggested dividing the cost as they had in a prior campaign; S1 then asked for a motion to commit funds and collect forms.

The nut graf: the council considered using pooled donations to boost online advertising and asked members to return a completed form to document contributions. Chair (S2) and others discussed a specific ad vendor (reference to pusheson.com) and said links and ad copy would be included; staff instructed members to fill out and return the form so managers could place ads.

During the exchange S1 moved to authorize the group to provide a boost and another member seconded the motion; staff said they would send the form to be completed and returned. The transcript shows the motion and a second but does not provide a roll-call vote or a recorded outcome. Members noted the option to solicit community contributions or for the town to fund the ads directly if necessary.

The council also briefly discussed timing and the possibility that schedules could change; staff will follow up with bid or contract instructions if an external vendor is used.