As the investigation takes longer, the cost is also going up — which taxpayers are on the hook for. As of Wednesday, the council received invoices from the firm totaling about $100,000. The committee’s original budget was $150,000 for the investigation, but that will likely increase. 13News also learned the city hired two additional attorneys to keep up with the requests, adding to the cost. Some people keeping up with the investigation may have been hoping to get more answers on Tuesday and may be disappointed because many of the questions from the committee went unanswered. MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/committee-reviews-first-report-on-harassment-allegations-against-members-of-mayor-joe-hogsett-administration/531-45049cb7-0dbf-4542-b6bf-62d6cd18f2d0