'Plain Dealer' Editorial Criticizes Mayoral Spending on Meals, Pens

Beachwood Mayor Merle Gorden's dinners and other purchases are lavish expense on the taxpayer's dime, a Plain Dealer editorial argues:

The mayor of Beachwood is the first line of defense against undisciplined spending on the city credit card, which, by the way, bares Gorden's name. It’s his job to stop questionable spending. But Gorden has yet to run across a charge he disagreed with.
   
That includes gel pens and other office supplies he buys for himself with the city credit card. Gorden doesn't like the pens and other office supplies the city orders through its purchasing agent.