[ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
4/17/05
]
Do your local politicians make enough money?
Long hours and low pay lead some elected officials to request raises, but the public doesn't always think they deserve it.

Vernon Jones DeKalb Co. CEO $142,891 |

Shirley Franklin Atlanta mayor $141,500 |

Eldrin Bell Clay Co Comm. Chief $119,330 |

Sam Olens Cobb Co. Comm. chief $111,020 |

Bill Edwards Fulton Co. Comm $36,504 |

Kathie Johnstone Cobb school board chief $22,800 |

Charles Bannister Gwinnett Co. Comm. chief $53,973 |

Lisa Borders Atlanta Council president $41,000 |

Karen Handel Fulton Co. Comm. chief $38,590 |

Helen Goreham Cobb Co. Commission $36,400 |

Connie Stokes DeKalb Co. Commission $35,722 |

Carla Smith Atlanta City Council $32,473 |

Elizabeth Andrews DeKalb Co. school board $15,600 |

Bert Nasuti Gwinnett Co. Commission $13,493 |

Kwanza Hall Atlanta school board $10,692 |

Gail Dean Fulton School Board Pres. $10,200 |

Carole Boyce Gwinnett Co. school board $9,000 |

Yolanda Everett Clayton Co. school board $7,200 |