Nearly $500,000 in taxpayer dollars — that's how much money the City Council spent in the wake of a scandal involving Democratic Bronx Councilman Andy King.

The fallout has resulted in some council staff members raising questions about their working conditions, and now some are considering a push to join a union.

Councilman Costa Constantinides, a Democrat who represents parts of Queens, supports the organizing effort.

"We have an amazing group of talented, ambitious, amazing people who work in the City Council, who are working there because they want to make New York City a better place," Constantinides said. "It's not about the money for them — it's about the service they're giving the city of New York, and giving them protections of a union, I fully support it."

Although no specific union has been selected to organize workers, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson has said he is supportive. A spokesperson for Johnson said he would "never object to any staff efforts to unionize."

In the meantime, the council has been spending big bucks in the wake of King's scandal. It hired Redwood Enterprise, a consulting firm which for months has been conducting interviews with members and staff, trying to assess if the council is due for a major overhaul of its disciplinary process.

According to the contract, obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request, taxpayers will pay nearly $200,000 to the consulting firm for its work.

The council has been criticized by some staffers who sent a letter sent to Johnson earlier this month describing their working conditions.

Taxpayers are also footing the bill for the investigation into King, which resulted in severe punishment for the Bronx Democrat, who is currently serving a 30-day suspension without pay and subject to a $15,000 fine. Critics said the punishment wasn't enough and called for his expulsion.

Lawyers at the firm of Morrison & Foerster are on retainer for up to $300,000, according to the contract between the council and the lawyers, bringing the total cost of the King case to nearly $500,000.

Jennifer Fermino, a spokesperson for the City Council, downplayed the costs. "The safety and well-being of the staff is a priority for this council, which is why we hired an outside investigator to address allegations of misconduct and are proactively auditing our anti-harassment practices and policies," Fermino said.

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