To begin with, this is very bad news for Democratic political consultants.

The city will provide office space, but a private consortium has raised $150,000 for staff members and consultants.

The law apparently says nothing about working for consultants to contractors.

The average salary for consultants starts around $48,000 and can be up to $121,000.

There will also be opportunities for outside consultants to set up programs and sometimes manage them, he said.

Do not include current and pending support for consultants or other contractors.

And her additional findings are potentially bad news for consultants.

Technology and money have combined to create opportunities for political consultants that never existed before.

The final message for the politicians and consultants ought to be 'back to the drawing board'.

The latest annual bill for consultants represents a fall from the £10.9m that was spent by the corporation during the 2008/09 financial year.