Rob Ford's family promised to pay for funeral expenses for the city councillor and former mayor. But after getting the bill, the family has requested a line-by-line accounting of how the money was spent, according to Dan Jacobs, Ford's former spokesman.

The Ford family say they were told the cost would be under $1,000. But on Monday, they revealed the initial quote is "well under" the sum on the final bill — the city said it cost close to $19,000 in total.

Paying close attention to expenses at city hall was a hallmark of the former mayor's brand.

Ford died on March 22 after a battle with a rare form of cancer, pleomorphic liposarcoma. Visitation, a procession, funeral, memorial took place at and around Toronto City Hall in the days after his death.

"We have always fully intended to reimburse the city the full costs related to Rob's funeral and memorial," said Jacobs. "We were initially told that this amount would be minimal, under $1,000, which is well under what we are now told the final tally is."

Jackie DeSouza, the city's director of communications, told CBC News Friday that it cost taxpayers $18,676 to have Ford lie in repose in the city hall rotunda for two days. Those costs don't include the cost of police officers for Ford's procession and funeral at St. James Cathedral on Wednesday, which police have not reported yet.

The funeral took place on March 30, and hundreds of supporters joined the Ford family in walking the short journey from city hall to St. James Cathedral in downtown Toronto.

Ford's body lay in repose in the city hall rotunda, where family members received dignitaries and members of the public who wanted to pay their final respects, for two days last week.

The city said the costs break down in four separate ways:

City clerk's office — Protocol services: $1,271 (overtime) + $1,226 (refreshments).

Facilities management: $3,140 (overtime).

Security: $11,539 (increased staffing including contracted staff + overtime).

Toronto Paramedic Services: $1,500 (honorarium for honour guard).

Jacobs said the family still intends to reimburse the city for the costs, but wants "a strict accounting of all the costs incurred."