Former Alexander City Finance Director Sandra Machen has delivered a “notice of claim” to city officials seeking “lost wages, and other damages” stemming from her tumultuous tenure as the head of the city’s finances.
While the notice is not an actual lawsuit, City Attorney Larkin Radney said such notice is an Alabama legal requirement prior to a claimant filing suit.
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