$757 Cupcake Bill Gets Frosty Reception

Officials in Yakima want a former city employee to pay back nearly $800 in taxpayer money she spent on cupcakes for her own office farewell party. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that when former Human Resources Director Cheryl Ann Mattia resigned in December, she ordered $757.40 worth of gourmet cupcakes from a local cafe. City Manager Tony O’Rourke says the expenditure was a “gross misuse” of taxpayer money.

Question: When did you last attend a going-away party?