This from a vigilant reader...

"Go to this link and see just how much time our Commissioner is getting on the agenda in Bonn, Germany.  It is a whooping 12 minutes, NOT the 1 1/2 hours she claimed it was going to be.   As I figure it, if the City is paying (let's say) $3000 for this trip, then the laughable presentation is running us $250.00 per minute.  There is nobody or conference worth that kind of money with little to no return-on-investment identified.  Besides, only 400 participants are planning to attend the whole conference.  I expect 20-25 people will attend this session.  Conferences like this one will have people coming and going since there are concurrent sessions running at the same time.  No wonder the City of Lake Worth is in financial straits."

And let's not forget about Commissioner Mulvehill's vast accomplishments - from the program:

Suzanne Mulvehill is an elected official in Lake Worth, Florida, USA. She was elected to a progressive majority in 2008 and re-elected in 2010 where she assumed a leadership role and initiated and/or supported more than $100 million in new projects and infrastructure. Suzanne has a Master’s degree in Business Administration, is a sustainable business and economic development consultant, an experienced presenter, and author of two books.

Perhaps the city should use the rest of the travel budget to purchase a 250 gross of air sickness bags - one for each of our 36,000 residents.