Cobb Superior Court clerk repaying $84K in passport fees
The Cobb County Commission voted on Tuesday night to a check from Taylor's office to repay the funds.
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An Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found that the amount Taylor would need to repay is close to $84,000.
State law allows superior court clerks to keep the $35 processing fee when someone applies for a passport as a way to supplement their salary.
But Cobb County officials say Taylor also kept a $24.70 expedited shipping fee that should have gone to the county.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found Taylor collected more than $425,000 in passport fees in 2021 and 2022 combined, in addition to the $170,000 salary she receives.
Libby Blackwell, Taylor's chief operating officer, said they have been prepared to return the money for the last two years, and they have already returned $43,750 for expedited passport fees collected in 2023 and 2024.
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