The now-defunct Scarborough Council spent the cash on a leaving party for staff.
The event, held at Scarborough Spa, saw the authority spend £4,800 on food, £895 on entertainment and £1,200 on drinksThe now-defunct Scarborough Council spent close to £10,000 on a final day leaving party for staff.
Eight councils, including Scarborough, were abolished on 31 March to make way for the new North Yorkshire Council.The cost of the event was revealed by a Freedom of Information request submitted byThe event saw the authority spend £4,800 on food, £895 on entertainment, £1,200 on drinks and £500 to hire the venue.
Other expenses included £355 for balloons, £299 for a selfie pod, £225 for a minibus, and £200 for a photographer.The authority also paid out £83 for the caterer's fuel costs, £15 for wristbands, and £4.72 for drinks tokens. A senior ex-cabinet member on Scarborough Council was contacted by LDRS about the financial costs of the party, but they did not respond to a request for comment.
However, a North Yorkshire Council spokesperson said: "North Yorkshire Council played no part in sanctioning or organising any parties to mark the final days of any of North Yorkshire's former borough or district councils."Any decisions to hold events were made by the decision-makers in place at the former councils at that time."
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