Council expenses declining

City Council is getting ready to look at the annual Council, Board and Committee expenses report.  The report will be released at Monday's meeting and shows a decrease in spending of about 33 thousand dollars in 2011 compared to 2010.  Leading the way savings wise was Rebecca Johnson who paid 35 thousand 320 dollars.  Councillors Paul Pugh and Andrew Foulds were the most frugal expense wise, spending only 20 dollars each.  Mayor Keith Hobbs was paid the most, earning about 108 thousand dollars with his salary and expenses while Joe Virdiramo was the highest paid Councillor taking in just over 47 thousand dollars including over 6 thousand dollars in expenses.