City Chatter: New media hire, big speech for Sheffield

• Haddad's hiring reflects how integral social media is as a communications and storytelling tool, per Sheffield's office.
• Look no further than the massive influence New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani wields on social.

🏙️ One of Sheffield's first big speeches defining her style as mayor comes next week when she delivers her first State of the City address at 7pm Tuesday.

• The annual event is generally held in a location representative of the top executive's goals. This one will be at Mumford High School in northwest Detroit, showcasing Sheffield's focus on youth and neighborhoods outside downtown, per a media advisory.
• Watch it on the city's Facebook or YouTube, or on Channel 10.

💰 Budget intrigue: Local publications Outlier, BridgeDetroit and Detroit Documenters teamed up to deliver the juicy details of City Council's budget hearings with all departments and agencies, from the library and zoo to the auditor. A couple of updates we're noting:

• The public library system would need as much as $200 million-$300 million to fix all its buildings.
• The parking department plans to launch a text-to-pay option for when meters are broken or the app is inaccessible.
• A pilot program is in the works for Detroit public schools to buy produce from urban farms.