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Chandler ups city recruitment funding

Chandler Vice Mayor Matt Orlando speaks during a recent city council meeting. Orlando said recruiting new staff is getting tougher, leading the council to spend almost $1 million with a marketing firm to attempt to recruit for vacant positions with the police and other departments.

Courtesy of City of Chandler

Chandler City Council has approved a $600,000 contract extension with Davidson Belluso for recruitment advertising to bolster municipal efforts.

The total revised contract amount, including the $600,000 requested in the extension approved July 20, is not to exceed $981,000.

Vice Mayor Matt Orlando said recruitment is more complicated — and the environment now is the most challenging he’s seen.

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