The mayor's office told her she had to meet with Jim Watson and City of Ottawa senior staff members by herself.

Councillor for Gloucester-South Nepean Carol Anne Meehan says the manner in which Mayor Jim Watson planned to meet with her, to learn about her budget priorities, made her nervous.

She posted a video to Facebook on Wednesday, before her meeting with Watson and City of Ottawa senior staff members.

In the video, Meehan explained that she was told by the mayor's office that she could not bring anyone from her office to the pre-budget meeting, "No second set of ears -- no one to take briefing notes."

"Quite frankly I think that's a bit strange," she said. "And it makes me nervous."

She added that she tried to push back, in order to be able to bring someone with her, but "the mayor's office pushed back even harder."

Meehan closed the video by saying that she planned to ask Watson to take money from the $174-million central library project, and put it into road infrastructure.

1310 NEWS reached out to the mayor's office to verify what Meehan was claiming, and find out who is typically allowed in these councillor pre-budget meetings.

Here is a statement from the mayor's office:

"The pre-budget meetings between the mayor and councillors are an opportunity for councillors to bring forth their ward's budget priorities candidly and to work collaboratively and directly with the mayor on the 2019 budget.

The mayor looks forward to working with each councillor one-on-one in order to establish the city's priorities for the 2019 budget."