Metro

City Council members set to reform discretionary funds

City Council members are set to introduce legislation Tuesday that would make the distribution of discretionary funds more equitable, sources told The Post.

The much-touted reforms are largely meant to prevent the council speaker from using the pot of roughly $50 million a year to reward friends and punish enemies.

Under former speaker Christine Quinn, some council members were given up to three times as much as others.

Quinn and her supporters denied claims she wielded the so-called member items as a carrot and stick.

Two council sources said the proposed formula calls for an equal distribution of discretionary funds, which are doled out by members to community groups in their districts.

Mayor de Blasio, a former council member himself, has recently called for abolishing the member items.

The legislation would need approval by de Blasio, unless the council has enough votes to override a potential veto.