...Atlanta Council is being paid too much. The proper place to look for a comparison of pay rates is the consolidated Columbus-Muscogee County government, the state's third largest metro community. Taxpayers there pay their part-time Council members...

...regular, full-time employees in the Augusta-Richmond County government with turnover in the consolidated Columbus-Muscogee County government between June 1, 1999 and June 1, 2000: Augusta: Number of employees, 2,600 Total turnover...