Tax collection in the new city of South Fulton is in limbo.
Fulton County commissioners delayed a vote to collect the tax after they disagreed about whether residents there should have to pay Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand an additional $1 per parcel for doing the work.
Ferdinand is the highest-paid elected official in the state in part because of such fees.
He earned about $390,000 last year, a total that included $210,281 in $1 fees for collecting taxes in Johns Creek, Sandy Springs and Atlanta. South Fulton has 40,596 taxable parcels, according to the county tax assessor’s office.
Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann said she could not support an agreement that allowed Ferdinand to add an additional $40,000 to his salary.
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