The following story was written by Scott Buttram, publisher of the Trussville Tribune.
TRUSSVILLE (TRIBUNE) — Trussville mayoral candidate and current Jefferson County Tax Collector J.T. Smallwood responded to a media report highlighting an array of continuing accounting deficiencies in the Tax Collector’s office during his 22 year tenure.
In a wide ranging article by 1819 News reviewing state audits of Smallwood’s office, AprylMarie Fogel found that the Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts cited Smallwood’s office for numerous accounting failures…