Thank you for including the council allotment in your story, Anita.  I had been trying to get more information on that particular line item for over a year.  During last year’s budgeting cycle, I had asked councilmembers several times to explain what was included in the extra funds (above the amounts for their individual expense accounts).  There was no answer.  I had also sent in two FOIA requests last year that were denied, because they were “not a request for ‘government records’.”

In May I submitted two additional requests.  I received one response (the other remains open) just prior to Wednesday’s full council meeting.  When I saw the redacted pages, I was frustrated, and I let those frustrations get the better of me when I testified.  I apologize for that.

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