Nottingham City Council has extended the contract of a consultant who charges more than £1,000 for one day's work.
The Labour-run authority was placed under the scrutiny of a Government-appointed Improvement and Assurances Board after Robin Hood Energy went into administration.
It has been taking steps to financially recover and balance its books ever since, with further work being done to improve what has before been described as a 'negative culture' enveloping the council.
Because the council does not have the "expertise" itself to conduct these improvements, it has been seeking help externally.
Documents state the council has extended the contract of consultant Richard Grice, who is currently working as the interim director for Transformation and Improvement.
The consultant has a going rate of £1,012 per day.
The council says: "This post is required to provide specialist advice relating to the Transformation and Improvement Programme Management Office.
"They will ensure that the council has a robust delivery plan for the Transformation Programme, ensuring that appropriate processes and scrutiny are in place to meet the requirements of the Non-Statutory Review and the financial targets within the Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS).
"The capacity, expertise and skill-set at this level is not currently available within the council. However, part of the role of this consultant is to develop the skill-set within the organisation for the future, this is already under way with the development of the Council's 'Change Academy' programme."
In total the council has approved £134,000 for the employment which will last for an additional 132 days, between April and September.
The council also just recently approved £110,000 for its corporate director for finance and section 151 officer, Clive Heaphy, over five months.
Mr Heaphy was recently noted to have uncovered the "unlawful" payments between Nottingham City Homes and the council, which totalled £15m and must now be paid back in full.
All is expected to come to a head in March, at a full council meeting, and should the council fail to adequately appease the Government it will send in its commissioners.
These commissioners, who must be funded using taxpayer cash, cost up to £1,200 per day.
