An outside media consultant brought on board by San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones in late August is costing taxpayers $10,000 a month, internal city records obtained by KSAT Investigates show.

The contract between Washington, D.C.-based Frontwood Strategies and the city was finalized last month.

In the $30,000 proposal for strategic communications support, a representative of the public relations firm wrote that it would help the mayor get ahead of any future stories and allow for an easy transition once she identifies a communications director.

“Since your inauguration in June, reporters have had the space to shape the narrative around your office and your work,” the proposal states.

The agreement is tentatively scheduled to run through the end of October, according to an Aug. 25 mem

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