Politics

Fulton commissioners fire county manager

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Oct 1, 2014

Fulton County Commissioners Wednesday fired County Manager Dwight Ferrell just a year after they hired him.

Commissioners voted 4-2 to terminate the manager. The county employees union in recent weeks has criticized Ferrell as unresponsive to its concerns and has demanded that he be fired.

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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