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Councillors debated costs in their shared travel and conference pool at a committee meeting on Wednesday .
Council ultimately cut about $10,000 for a maximum spend of $ 76,300 from January to October 2025 .
Council expensed a combined $ 8,942 to attend Calgary Stampede last summer , public expense records show.
Five city councillors and mayor expensed nearly $16,000 to attend Calgary Stampede in 2023 .
Postmedia reported in June some councillors billed for lengthy hotel stays with rooms costing as much as $900 a night.
Coun. Anne Stevenson wants the city to cap expenses on hotel costs and create rules for flights for all out-of-town trips.
Stevenson plans to ask city administration to revise city policies capping hotel accomodations at $ 250 per night and restrict flights to economy.
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