City agencies also have begun denying access to public documents about city contracts involving council member items, citing the investigation.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's office this week detailed a little-known fund that it uses to finance council member items and outlined steps to tighten control over that process.
Under Ms. Quinn's changes, individual council members' items, known as earmarks, which last year totaled about $340,000 per member, would not be subject to competitive bidding.
A divided Costa Mesa City Council formalized a policy early Wednesday that limits when members of the public can address the council about items not on the meeting agenda.
The committee will research, review and advise the council on items related to protecting the environment and improving the community's future sustainability.
The committee will research, review and aid the council on items related to protecting the environment and improving the community's sustainability, but with more oversight by the council.
Among the council consideration items are $190,550 in requests from community groups, among them the One City One Book Committee, La Cañada Valley Beautiful, the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge, the La Cañada Flintridge Tournament of Roses Assn.
Residents have repeatedly complained to the council about discarded items including washing machines, mattresses, builders' rubble and tyres.
Hertfordshire County Council is selling items from its collection which it said had "little relevance to the county".
If the council approves placing items on the ballot, the city may hire Cerrell Associates to drum up voter support.
