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Jail unpaid bills | Fulton Co commissioners postpone discussion [Video]

Sheriff Patrick Labat is out of the country and couldn’t attend the meeting, but said he plans to show up at the next meeting.

ATLANTA — Yet another delay has occurred in resolving the ongoing issues with millions of dollars in unpaid invoices owed by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.

This comes after security guards employed by a third-party contractor at the Fulton County Jail walked off the job in late August after a funding deficit left a roughly $1 million deficit. 

After a Fulton County Commission meeting that lasted nearly a full business day, it ended with the Commissioner deciding to hold off on discussing the money that the Sheriff’s Office owes to several vendors.

At a Sept. 4 meeting, the Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff asked the Fulton County Commission for $5.9 millionto pay nearly $2 million in unpaid invoices to several vendors as well as other projected financial obligations. However, the Commission said “no” …

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