A Clinton resident that has been before the Council for several meetings over the last year questioning the City of Clinton's expenses for a Council member received pushback Tuesday for the claims levied.

Seth Reddington is questioning the time and mileage turned in by Dan Ballenger during a trip to Benton for a boat for the Clinton Fire Department among other expenses turned in by the Commissioner of Public Safety. Tuesday night John Wise told Reddington he's gotten the answers to his questions.

Commissioner Wise offered his perspective on Commissioner Ballenger's fueling of his vehicle and says he's talked to Ballenger about the situation and laid out for Reddington how the situation is typically handled if a personal vehicle is involved in city business. 

Commissioner Tom Edmunds, the City's Commissioner of Finance, offered some clarity on other issues brought up by Reddington and suggested Reddington speak with Clint Lichtenwalter, the City Treasurer.

Reddington continued to press about other charges for various items. When it was presented a City-issued card was used and the card had been turned in, Commissioner Edmunds could not tell Reddington why the Commissioner had a City-issued card in the first place.

Reddington vowed to continue to seek answers and pledged he would be back before the Council and opened the possibility of exploring other areas of the City expenses.