Staccato Powell, 65, was involved in a scheme that included taking out high-interest loans totaling about $14 million against AME Zion Church properties, defrauding multiple congregations.
"In general, I don't support subsidizing gas," Commissioner Rachel Croft said at a meeting on Wednesday. "I only support the (reserve) used for this purpose just to decrease hardship - literally because the jump is so high in one year."