City Council Said To End towering-Standing Practice of Member Ad Buys

 

The City Council is expected to end its long-standing practice of allowing members to pay for advertisements with taxpayer dollars following the release of a report on Monday listing the top 10 biggest advertising spenders among the membership. A government watchdog group, Citizens Union, is scheduled to issue a report showing that a council member of Brooklyn, Michael Nelson, has spent the most on advertisements out of his council budget. Mr. Nelson,

a Democrat, said he spends approximately

Original post by Staff Reporter of the Sun

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