PHOENIX (AP) -- The City of Glendale has committed to another Super Bowl, possibly in four years.

The Glendale City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday to support another Super Bowl bid, the final city to give its nod of support.

Glendale's action came after debate over spending taxpayers' money in support of the NFL's premier game.

Councilman Phil Lieberman voted against the bid. He questioned spending city funds for public safety and other expenses "without cost to the NFL or the participating teams."

Lieberman said he wanted to know how the game would benefit residents. "Will it help with (city) services," Lieberman asked. "Will it help people losing their mortgages." Lieberman estimated Glendale, at most, could expect to recoup about $1.2 million in sales-tax revenue generated by the event.

An economic-impact study commissioned by the city was still in the works.

On the other side, Councilman David Goulet said city services did not suffer before, during or after this year's game. And he noted the worldwide attention received by the Super Bowl host city would be felt in years to come, not six weeks after the game. "I look forward to history indicating that Glendale opened its doors to an opportunity for its community," Goulet said.

In hosting a Super Bowl, Glendale is obligated to provide security and plan transportation in and around the stadium. Those responsibilities cost Glendale $3.3 million during Super Bowl 42 in February.

Officials said the cost of hosting another Super Bowl was likely to double by 2012, which is the game that cities are now competing for.

However, the bid package raises the possibility that a city could work with the organizing committee, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee, to find ways to pay for expenses.

As it prepares to bid on the game, the host committee was exploring a funding mechanism that would use a portion of state sales-tax revenues generated by the game to offset hosting costs.

Such a state-funding plan, already in place in Texas, would require legislation. However, no bill is expected to be introduced this legislative session.

Super Bowl Host Committee President Bob Sullivan said he was focused on getting a bid to the NFL by Tuesday's deadline. "We're excited," he said after the vote. "This puppy is getting mailed Thursday morning."

Arizona was expected to compete against Houston, a veteran host, and Indianapolis, which has not yet hosted the Super Bowl but has a new multi-million-dollar stadium.

NFL owners will gather in Atlanta in May to decide the host city for 2012, and possibly 2013.

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Information from: The Arizona Republic, http://www.azcentral.com

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