Ethics complaints that cost the city of Dunwoody an estimated $100,000 in legal costs were settled with an apology from a city councilwoman and an end to the investigation of who leaked information from an executive session.

The process resulted in the city paying $50,000 for a lawyer’s investigation, $30,000 in severance to its former city attorney and $150 per hour fees for the Board of Ethics’ outside counsel and hearings officer.