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Fulton will pay tax chief’s legal fees

Written by Firm | Jun 21, 2013 | News

Fulton County taxpayers have already been funding a take-home SUV for Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand, the state’s highest-paid elected official. Now they’re paying for his lawyer, too, at a price of $275 an hour. The county is hiring a private attorney to defend Ferdinand against a lawsuit filed by north […]

Fulton tax chief reinstates critic’s auto tag

Written by Firm | May 29, 2013 | News

A struggle over power and accountability between the Fulton County tax chief and a north Fulton commissioner took another turn Wednesday. Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand reinstated the auto registration on a 2004 Jeep driven by Commissioner Liz Hausmann’s 24-year-old daughter, meaning she can use it again without fear of arrest. […]