Moncton city council members filed travel expenses ranging from zero to more than $5,200 for part of last year, according to the city's website.

The listed expenses include everything from mileage, to hotels, to dry cleaning bills between January and July.

Ward 1 Coun. Paulette Thériault submitted the highest amount — $5,208.14.

The bulk of that, about $4,000, was for attending a meeting of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in Niagara Falls from May 28 until June 3.

"We take this very seriously," said Thériault.

"We come back, I usually prepare a report of whatever meeting I attend. So it's part of our job, it's part of our responsibilities as city councillors as well."

The city started listing council members' travel expenses on its website in May.

Expenses for the rest of 2014 are expected to be posted by March, according to a city spokesperson.

I am a taxpayer just as much as my next door neighbour, as much as anybody in the city of Moncton. - Shawn Crossman, deputy mayor and councillor

The current list shows Mayor George LeBlanc made two trips to speak with concert promoters in Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa, to the tune of nearly $2,500.

Deputy Mayor Shawn Crossman, who submitted about $4,600 in expenses, said it's important to represent the city at various meetings and events.

He said he hopes taxpayers feel they're getting their money's worth.

"I am a taxpayer just as much as my next door neighbour, as much as anybody in the city of Moncton," he said.

"I pay my taxes, I expect them to go to good work and I expect them to be representative of Moncton and to represent me well at that level."

Coun. Charles Leger, who filed a claim for nearly $2,700, including $16.55 to dryclean a suit stained at a high school graduation ceremony he attended as a city representative, said he welcomes the transparency of the website listing and would like to see the expenses featured more prominently.

"There is a lot of information out there, however … I continually hear that people have difficulty either accessing or knowing where the information is. I think we could do a better job from that perspective," he said.

Four councillors have claimed zero travel expenses, as of July, including Coun. Dawn Arnold, who has a social media post called, "Here is what I cost you."

"I like to be open about it," said Arnold.

"I've listed the perks of the job — what our salary is, the fact that we get an iPhone and an iPad, and what the costs are per month. We also get a parking pass, and as I had mentioned, I get a Codiac Transpo pass," she said.