Updated: Atlanta City Council Votes To Settle Ex-Fire Chief’s Lawsuit For $1.2 Million

This story has been changed from the original version to correct a factual error.  The original version stated that Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms must sign off on the settlement.  She does not.  The settlement was part of a resolution that does not require action from the mayor.
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s City Council has voted to settle a $1.2 million lawsuit brought by the city’s former fire chief who was dismissed after he wrote a book that included anti-gay passag