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County Awards Public Relations and Marketing Contracts

Original title: Award RFP-5044-25 Public Relations, Advertising, Marketing, and Multimedia Services to Global-5, Inc., Curley & Pynn Public Relations Management, Inc., Evok Advertising & Design, Inc., Consensus Communications, Inc., and Quest Corporation of America, Inc.; approve a Resolution implementing Budget Amendment Request (BAR) #26-031 in the General Fund to transfer $100,000 from reserves, and authorize the Purchasing and Contracts Division to execute the Agreement. Countywide (Stephen Koontz, Assistant County Manager) Requesting Department - Communications

Record date · June 9, 2026

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What This Bill Does

The Board of County Commissioners has approved contracts for public relations, advertising, marketing, and multimedia services with five different firms. To fund these services, the board also authorized a $100,000 transfer from the county's reserves.

Why it matters

The county is allocating $100,000 from its reserves to pay for external public relations and marketing services provided by five selected private companies.

Who It Affects

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Directly affected

Global-5, Inc.

The firm is a recipient of a county contract for public relations and marketing services.

Directly affected

Curley & Pynn Public Relations Management, Inc.

The firm is a recipient of a county contract for public relations and marketing services.

Directly affected

Evok Advertising & Design, Inc.

The firm is a recipient of a county contract for public relations and marketing services.

Directly affected

Consensus Communications, Inc.

The firm is a recipient of a county contract for public relations and marketing services.

Directly affected

Quest Corporation of America, Inc.

The firm is a recipient of a county contract for public relations and marketing services.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies were selected for the county's marketing and PR work?
The county selected Global-5, Inc., Curley & Pynn Public Relations Management, Inc., Evok Advertising & Design, Inc., Consensus Communications, Inc., and Quest Corporation of America, Inc.
Where is the $100,000 for these contracts coming from?
The funds are being transferred from the county's reserves via Budget Amendment Request () #26-031.

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Reserve Fund Utilization

The county is utilizing reserve funds rather than existing departmental budgets to finance these new marketing contracts.

Board of County Commissioners

Connected Entities

Evok Advertising & Design, Inc., Consensus Communications, Inc., Stephen Koontz and 4 more
OrganizationEvok Advertising & Design, Inc.“One of the five firms awarded the public relations and marketing contract.”Map →
OrganizationConsensus Communications, Inc.“One of the five firms awarded the public relations and marketing contract.”Map →
PersonStephen Koontz“Assistant County Manager who presented the request.”Map →
OrganizationCurley & Pynn Public Relations Management, Inc.“One of the five firms awarded the public relations and marketing contract.”Map →
OrganizationGlobal-5, Inc.“One of the five firms awarded the public relations and marketing contract.”Map →
OrganizationBoard of County Commissioners“The governing body that approved the contracts and budget amendment.”Map →
OrganizationQuest Corporation of America, Inc.“One of the five firms awarded the public relations and marketing contract.”Map →

Sources

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