Atlanta city clerk fined for having workers move her furniture
Rhonda Johnson, Atlanta’s long-time city clerk has been slapped with an $800 fine after a Board of Ethic investigation showed that she used city workers – using a city-rented truck – to move personal furniture.
According to the study, on Sept. 15, 2008, Johnson rented a Toyota Prius to attend a meeting in Athens. The next day, she traded the Prius in for a 2008 Chevrolet S15 pick-up truck.
“While she had the rental truck, Ms. Johnson contacted staff in her office for help in moving furniture,” the report found. “Two employees said they helped with the move from a downtown condominium to her home during city work hours.”
In paying the fine Johnson said there was no additional expense in exchanging the car for the truck. She also said that she considered the workers who helped her move to be friends doing her a favor during their lunch break.
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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.
