A blogHOUSTON reader with a keen eye spotted this in City Council’s December 13th agenda:
10. Ordinance 2005-1357
ORDINANCE appropriating $36,893.27 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund for Construction of a Reception Desk at City Hall for Building Services Department,
CIP D-0113a. Motion 2005-1206
FOUR SEASONS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC for Construction of a Reception Desk at City Hall for Building Services Department – $35,136.45 and contingencies for a total amount not to exceed $36,893.27
It’s hard to top the eagle-eyed reader’s comment: “I guess you need a world class desk in order to accept world class bribes.”