It will cost El Paso nearly $7,000 to change the seats for a city council member.
City councilwoman Ann Morgan Lilly says she no longer wants to sit next to council member Lily Limon, because Limon's under-the-breath comments during the meetings distract her. Lilly says another councilwoman, Cortney Niland, also requested to change seats because of Limon.
Niland declined to comment to the newspaper. A message seeking comment was left with Limon on Tuesday.
City spokeswoman Juli Lozano tells the El Paso Times the money for a new computer and desk reconfiguration for Lilly will come from the Public Educational and Governmental budget. Lozano says Niland's seat change didn't cost money because she moved to a seat already set up with the needed equipment.
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