A week after the questionable spending practices of several councillors were exposed, Ward 11 Councillor Denise Brown is calling on city hall to tighten the rules around spending.

Next Tuesday, a report detailing councillor spending for 2013 will go to city council for approval and Brown says that's the perfect time to make sweeping changes.

Councillor Stephen Orser used his expense account to produce fridge magnets that direct his Ward 4 residents on how to contact him and various city hall departments.

He says they generate a lot of calls, but almost none complaining about how he paid for them.

"Out of all the bad news coverage generated by certain politicians, I got one email from a constituent."

However, Brown points to the magnets as a reason to tighten up the rules around how councillors spend their $15,000 per two years expense allowance.

"Things like pins, water bottles, we did limit that last year, and I think things like magnets should fall within that."

But Orser dismisses concerns that the magnets could be interpreted as gifts or campaign literature.

"I did this in 2012, 2013. It is a useful tool and costs less than sending a letter to every home."

Londoners may not like how their money was spent, but ultimately all of these expenses were approved because they fall within the current rules.

Expenses must all be approved by the city clerk, and last year the purchase of gifts and trinkets was limited to $1,000.

No, Brown believes other types of expenditures should also have upper limits.

"It is time we look at changing the rules so that it cannot get out of control again. Let's not wait another year, let's not wait two years, let's do it now."

But it may be an uphill fight, according to Ward 1 Councillor Bud Polhill "We are the ones who laid the rules out this way."

In fact, while members of the Corporate Services Committee expressed concern over some of the spending practices last week, they were wary of setting more limits.

Ward 3 Councillor Joe Swan says "It's wrong-headed trying to get all specific about every possibility about how this money will be used. I think it's the other way around, it's about transparency, accountablility."

He believes quarterly reports being posted to the city website and this October's municipal election are enough to oversee spending.