Brickbat: Other People's Money

Brickbat: Other People's Money

The city council in College Park, Georgia, is investigating after $3,000 in taxpayer money was used to help pay for a private funeral for a city custodian's son. The custodian first asked a council member for help, who sent him to City Manager Mike Hicks. Hicks admitted he approved the payment because the family could not afford the funeral, saying, "I am a staff member first before I sat in this seat, and I am vulnerable to the staff's needs." …