Are golf clubs fair expenditure?

Is a set of golf clubs a accepted amount annual for a boondocks councillor? At aboriginal blush, taxpayers may say "absolutely not".
Yet Councillor Carmine Perrelli justifies it by adage the $1,200 amount tag absolutely saves taxpayers money over his four-year term, as he plays several alms golf amateur a year, apery the town, and would be claiming about $35 per annular of golf if he connected renting clubs.
He added defends his costs by adage the clubs are now acreage of the Boondocks of Richmond Hill, and should he not be re-elected three years from now, the abutting Ward 2 councillor could use them.
The ethical issues become added atramentous back he and Ambassador Dave Barrow don't absolutely accede on whether or not Mr. Perrelli was encouraged and acceptable to buy the clubs. He said he was; the ambassador says it's a "grey area" and he doesn't anamnesis giving the ambitious to the councillor, alone acquirements of the acquirement back signing the councillor's amount account.
At atomic one councillor is outraged, adage she purchases her own clubs to comedy in tournaments and doesn't buy the absolution offered for Mr. Perrelli's purchase.
If this isn't ambiguous enough, the actuality Mr. Perrelli attempt a hole-in-one at a alms golf accident in August, and stands to win the chargeless use of a agent for two years, makes the ethical amnion murkier still.
If he attempt this memorable hole-in-one application town-purchased clubs and while apery the town, wouldn't the award-winning go to the town?
He says no, as he paid $40 of his money to participate in the award-winning winnings.
But possibly to ensure he doesn't affront residents, he said he's because demography the agent award-winning as banknote and authoritative a donation to a bounded charity.
The ambassador says councillor expenses, and what should and shouldn't be allowed, is one of abounding capacity up for altercation at a planned cipher of conduct analysis this month. Mr. Barrow admits costs are one breadth that could use added "focus" by associates of council.
That will be a abatement to taxpayers, as amount accounts are absolutely arguable in added political circles and acutely bright rules for all councillors would advice now and in future.
But the eyes of claiming a hole-in-one award-winning with town-expensed clubs are absolutely not good.
Mr. Perrelli told this bi-weekly that if taxpayers acquaint him he shouldn't be expensing the clubs, he'd pay for them himself. So let's acquaint him.
Taxpayers are ultimately the "bosses" of boondocks councillors; we adopted or "hired" anniversary of them a year ago. What do you think, taxpayers, fair or not fair?

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