Letters to the editor: Elected members should bring a packed lunch
15 Jan, 2021 08:00 PM
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The food and drinks bill over two years for meetings held by two Bay of Plenty councils and Lakes District Health Board is just over $225,000. Photo / Getty Images
Rotorua Daily Post
In the 2018/19 financial year it was $90,500.
Why is food being supplied at all during council meetings? Councillors and staff are on decent salaries.
What is stopping them from bringing a packed lunch from home like the rest of us?
In my view, it is because it has become a perk of the job.