Hopefully, this will be a rare ‘emergency'

It would be easy to look at Tuesday's emergency meeting of the city council - called to approve a $450 travel request from Mayor Tim Lattimore - and conclude that the new requirement for council approval on travel expenses is going too far.

The city cannot function if it has to call “emergency” council sessions every day to address what may seem like routine expenses.

But the point of this requirement is to save money, and if that causes city employees - including members of council - to carefully consider whether they need go on a particular trip, then it's worth it.