off ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Re ed ▁won ▁a ▁solid ▁victory ▁over ▁Ch ave z ▁who ▁conced ed ▁the ▁race ▁just ▁before ▁mid night . ▁Final ▁tal lies ▁show ▁Re ed ▁gar ner ed ▁ 1 1 7 , 3 9 4 ▁votes ▁to ▁Ch ave z ' s ▁ 8 0 , 7 2 0 ▁( in ▁percentage ▁terms ▁ 5 9 . 2 6 % ▁to ▁ 4 0 . 7 4 %). ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁May oral ▁campaign , ▁Re ed ▁was ▁critic ized ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁attack ▁ad s ▁by ▁Ch ave z ▁and ▁Labor ▁Un ions ▁for ▁getting ▁re imb urs ed ▁for ▁various ▁exp enses ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁as ▁a ▁council ▁member ▁from ▁his ▁office ▁fund . ▁He ▁rep a id ▁the ▁funds ▁when ▁the ▁issue ▁hit ▁the ▁media ▁and ▁apolog ized ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁for ▁any ▁sense ▁of ▁wrong do ing . ▁The ▁funds ▁in ▁question ▁were ▁all ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁C ler k ' s ▁Office ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁City ▁Council ▁meeting , ▁City ▁C ler k , ▁Lee ▁Price , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁re imb urs ements ▁did ▁not ▁viol ate ▁City ▁law ▁and ▁was ▁common ▁practice ▁among ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁offices . ▁Reg ard less , ▁early ▁in ▁his ▁administration , ▁Re ed ▁had ▁the ▁City ▁C ler k ' s ▁Office ▁produce ▁a ▁more ▁detailed ▁explanation ▁for ▁approved ▁uses ▁and ▁restricted ▁uses . ▁ ▁Re