CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte City Council has a new city attorney, and its departing one will receive a substantial payout for working only a few extra days.
Councilmembers unanimously voted to hire Andrea Leslie-Fite as the new city attorney.
She is currently the attorney for Guilford County. She will begin the job for the city council on Nov. 3.
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That start date means the current Interim City Attorney Anthony Fox will receive an extra $56,000 from taxpayers.
When the city council voted to extend his contract, councilmembers agreed to pay him through the rest of the year if he works past Oct. 31.
A spokesperson for the city confirms Fox will work until Leslie-Fite is sworn in on the third.
That will mean Fox will receive his monthly pay of $28,000 in November and December.
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