“How did it get up to $49,000 -- that seems very high,” said Saito.

Nicole McInerney, the mayor’s spokesperson, said the full amount of Crombie’s expenses $49,831.24 accounts for 100 per cent of the cost of the mayor’s annual regional newsletter, which was sent to Mississauga residents last March to more than 248,000 households.

“That’s the total amount of her expenses for 2018, she didn’t spend a dime on anything else,” McInerney said — noting that other regional councillors who have newsletters listed on their 2018 expense statements as well.

“The numbers just don’t add up for that one,” said Saito, adding more detail was needed. “This needs to be brought back publicly.”

The 2018 — 2022 term of council was sworn in Dec. 6, 2018. Eight members of council, including Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown, did not have any expenses for last year.

The other councillors who did not have expenses last year were: George Carlson, Dipika Damerla, Stephen Dasko, Gurpreet Dhillon, Pat Fortini, Rowena Santos, Paul Vincente and Ian Sinclair.

Here’s what the rest of council spent:

Mississauga Coun. John Kovacs — $11,959.20

Brampton Coun. Martin Medeiros — $11,957.23

Mississauga Coun. Michael Palleschi — $11,502.04

Mississauga Coun. Carolyn Parrish — $11,399.14

Mississauga Coun. Sue McFadden — $10,084.02

Caledon Mayor Allan Thompson — $8,949.17

Mississauga Coun. Pat Saito — $8,466.62

Mississauga Coun. Chris Fonseca — $6,283.04

Caledon Coun. Johanna Downey — $5,988.56

Caledon Coun. Annette Groves — $4,865.73

Mississauga Coun. Karen Ras — $2,852.56

Mississauga Coun. Matt Mahoney — $2,517.55

Caledon Coun. Jennifer Innis — $424.02.

Regional staff will bring back a report with explicit information about expenses at a subsequent meeting.

Disclaimer: These poll results are not scientific. They are the informal findings of a survey presented to the readers of The Mississauga News and Brampton Guardian, and reflect the opinions of those readers who have chosen to participate. The survey is available online to anyone who is interested in taking it.