A deal has been agreed for Lichfield District Council to spend almost £27,000 over the next four years to lease a new car for use by staff and civic leaders.
Council chiefs have apologised after they failed to warn a local organisation they were being hit with a 35% hike in their annual bill for waste collections.
A Burntwood councillor has blamed a “mental imbalance” after delays in returning taxpayer money he was given for a tree planting project in the town that never went ahead.
Council bosses say they want to be able to demonstrate that they “tax for a reason” in future by investing in communities across Lichfield and Burntwood.
