City Attorney: Council Will Not Have to Appear in Court
Starting yesterday, multiple news outlets reported that a motion of contempt had been filed against South Fulton's city council, and that they'd been ordered to appear in court.
The motion was filed by an attorney representing former South Fulton municipal court judge Tiffany Sellers, who was terminated in March. She's since taken legal action against the city. The motion for contempt was based on claims by her attorney that the council had missed a deadline to turn over a document.
Tonight, during the council's regular meeting, South Fulton's city attorney Emilia Walker addressed the media reports. She confirmed that a motion for contempt was filed by Sellers' attorney on July 3, but that the city had not been served in that action.
Walker also disclosed that a notice of hear...