Collecting multiple per diem payments the same day for each board action, or for multiple meetings the same day, was commonplace for some at the Development Authority of Fulton County, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found.
Author: J. Scott Trubey Ben Brasch
Fulton development agency paid ex-chair $1M, AJC investigation finds
An investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that the former chairman of the Development Authority of Fulton County earned a salary as an employee of the agency while also claiming per diem payments for his service on the agency’s board of directors.
Fulton commissioners shelve development authority nominee
Fulton County commissioners avoided a vote on the re-appointment of a member to its development authority board on technical grounds Wednesday, shelving the nomination after reports by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News showed tens of thousands of dollars in questionable per diem spending at the agency.