Consultants: Every city is awash with consultants, usually retired civil servants recalled to do the job they retired from. In the meantime they enjoy their pension and golden handshake. Also if something blows up in the politico faces, it wasn't their fault, it was these darn consultants whose very exspensive report was all screwed up, so blame them.

Roadwork: Have you seen these guys n' gals. Two to hold stop signs, 5 to lean on shovels, 10 white hats having a meeting and one guy rolling asphalt.