Westminster officials: Spending $19,000 on conference worth it
By Bryan Schutt, Carroll County Times Staff Writer
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Westminster officials said the roughly $19,000 of expenses related to sending 15 employees to the Maryland Municipal League Conference on the Eastern Shore this past June wasn’t excessive, and they argue that the benefits from attending far outweigh the costs.
They also said the nearly $1,500 they spent on a social dinner for about 16 people that the city was to pay for was justified.
The bill, incurred at Fager’s Island Restaurant and Bar in Ocean City, included about $1,000 in food charges and $200 in alcohol charges plus a tip. The expenses were part of information received through a Public Information Act request filed by the Carroll County Times.
Unbeknownst to the officials, Mayor Thomas Ferguson said he planned to reimburse the city for the dinner bill, as he said he has in the past. Ferguson declined to offer proof showing he had paid the past dinner bills.
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The 15-person contingent of city employees and officials attended the Ocean City conference from June 22 through 25. The dinner was on the night of June 22.
Reach staff writer Bryan Schutt at 410-857-7886 or bryan.schutt@carrollcountytimes.com.
http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/articles/2008/08/24/news/local_news/newsstory4.txt
20080824 Westminster officials Spending 19K on conference worth it
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