Government Lobbying

How can public entities decry lobbying and then allow government departments to pay for lobbying and lobbyists.Something is wrong here.Mn. cities,countys,school districts and others spent 8.3 million in 2011,$55,000(.7 % )more than last year on lobbying;why and for what?The city of Mpls.spent $467,139,The coalition of Mn. cities-$822,239,The league of Mn. cities-$608,961,Mn School Boards Association -$606,961,Association of Metro School Districts-$280,981,etc.It sounds like they even pay their own employees extra to lobby,Can that be true?I hope not.That should be part of their jobs.Should government entities be spending money to get money?Can they logically justify doing that?