Disputes among Maricopa County officials over the past 11 months
have cost taxpayers $1.1 million in fees, according to an analysis
released Monday by the Office of Management and Budget.
The fees include billings to date for six legal actions, cases in
which Sheriff Joe Arpaio, County Attorney Andrew Thomas, County
Treasurer Charles Hoskins and the Board of Supervisors have fought each
other in court. The money includes costs associated with a grand-jury
proceeding focused on the $340 million court-tower project.
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