Steve Sayler was chief defender of Jefferson County bond, swap deals (Birmingham News)

Story date: 2008-03-23 01:58:04
Added on: 2008-03-23 02:27:52

As Jefferson County built a kingdom of debt, Steve Sayler was both steward and defender of the realm. The county's finance director from 1989 to 2007, Sayler told commissioners when proposed bond deals were good or bad.


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