I spent a lot of time thinking about this, because I've worked in corporate settings with absurd amounts of free food (facebook) and even in my own business, I expense lunches once or twice a week.
The difference is that these are not funded by the taxpayers - the staffers probably don't want to hear this - but there's a certain frugality…
I spent a lot of time thinking about this, because I've worked in corporate settings with absurd amounts of free food (facebook) and even in my own business, I expense lunches once or twice a week.
The difference is that these are not funded by the taxpayers - the staffers probably don't want to hear this - but there's a certain frugality that comes with being a public servant. The taxpayers pay most of these admin staffers six figures, gives them generous pensions and healthcare and in return, we expect them to act in our best interest.
Again, no other local government does this - the City of Evanston does not order catering before council meetings and they have a vastly larger budget!
I spent a lot of time thinking about this, because I've worked in corporate settings with absurd amounts of free food (facebook) and even in my own business, I expense lunches once or twice a week.
The difference is that these are not funded by the taxpayers - the staffers probably don't want to hear this - but there's a certain frugality that comes with being a public servant. The taxpayers pay most of these admin staffers six figures, gives them generous pensions and healthcare and in return, we expect them to act in our best interest.
Again, no other local government does this - the City of Evanston does not order catering before council meetings and they have a vastly larger budget!