You’re quite right. But, surely, this tax payer funded slush fund was not by vote. There are insurance policies to be taken out in the light of day aren’t there?
SOMEONE had to vote to create this ‘office’ & vote to staff it & vote to let this money be paid out.
WHO signed the checks or signed/approved the electronic transfer of funds???
What various budgets did the money come from??????
Who signed off on $220,000 payout in behalf of Hastings bad behavior. ????
This cannot happen in a vacuum. Someone handled it. Someone voted on the origination of these 2 ‘offices’ in the first place.