Evanston tax payers paid $47,331 for food for City Council and other meetings in the last year, not including travel-expensed meals. As with the other City accounting, the funding for food for meetings varies widely—restaurant charges appear as Medical and...
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Evanston Spent More than $220K on Conference Travel in Last Year
The City of Evanston spent $221,000 in the last year on conference and travel expenses, in addition to the $230K paid for membership fees. CLICK TO ENLARGE: City of Evanston Conference Travel Expenses Editor's Note: Actual totals may vary slightly...
BUDGET & SPENDING, NEWS
Evanston Spent $230K on Membership Dues in Last Year
The City of Evanston spent just under $230,000 on membership dues in the last 12 months, including personal Rotary Club memberships for the City Manager, according to the City's Bills List. $94,469 IN PERSONAL MEMBERSHIPS Almost $95,000 went to personal and...
BUDGET & SPENDING
Participatory Budgeting Event
Join UIC Greater Cities Institute’s Thea Crum and Chicago Ald. Leslie Perkins as they discuss the Participatory Budgeting process, and it’s use in cities across Illinois and the U.S. Participatory Budgeting allows residents to democratically direct municipal spending.