Gross. Ethics laws should prohibit this.

Technically it should be covered as not just illegal, but by virtue of being the pinnacle of capital crimes, inherently treasonous through the violation of the Constitution’s emoluments clause… but abiding by the Constitution is just so lame and old. We need to move fast and break things.

I sounds naive to assert that the jurisdiction of city government doesn't extend beyond just "whatever is funded by taxpayers."

Also, if someone were to destroy one of these things, the damage caused, by a similar logic, is $0, right? /s