Mayor's conflict-of-interest waiver for CVB video contract
Summary
Mayor Schaunaman's production business will make tourism videos for the Convention and Visitors Bureau for ~$6,600 — over the $5,000 city code threshold. The council had to explicitly authorize it; most of the cost is grant money, and the mayor argues he does hundreds of hours of free city media work.
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Last discussed Jul 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $6,600 contract, with only $1,600 coming directly from the CVB.
The mayor's business gets the contract; the city gets promotional videos at a below-market rate.
Critics could question whether the city's optics suffer from its mayor doing paid work for a city-funded entity.
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