January 16, 2020 •
Atlanta Mayor Proposes an Office of Inspector General
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order calling for the city to create an Office of Inspector General. The office would create the new position of Inspector General and an independent board with the authority to conduct administrative appeals […]
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an executive order calling for the city to create an Office of Inspector General.
The office would create the new position of Inspector General and an independent board with the authority to conduct administrative appeals and ethics investigations.
The board would appoint the Inspector General, who would serve a fixed term and could only be removed with cause.
The office would also gain the ability to appoint and remove the city auditor and city ethics officer, two existing positions.
Current City Auditor Amanda Noble criticized the new proposal, saying it would not serve the public interest.
Bottoms is facing two separate ethics investigations, one from the State Ethics Commission and another from the City Council.
November 29, 2018 •
Atlanta City Council Announces District 3 Special Election
The Atlanta City Council will hold a special election for District 3 on March 19, 2019. The District 3 seat is vacant after Councilman Ivory Lee Young Jr. passed away on November 16 due to cancer. The winner of the […]
The Atlanta City Council will hold a special election for District 3 on March 19, 2019.
The District 3 seat is vacant after Councilman Ivory Lee Young Jr. passed away on November 16 due to cancer.
The winner of the special election will serve the remainder of Young’s term until 2021. .
If required, a runoff election will be held April 16, 2019.
August 13, 2018 •
Atlanta City Council Members Introduce Legislation Requiring Lobbyist Registration
Atlanta City Council members introduced legislation requiring individuals and principals seeking to influence legislative or administrative actions of the city to register as a lobbyist. The ordinance would require registration for any effort to influence an approval or veto of […]
Atlanta City Council members introduced legislation requiring individuals and principals seeking to influence legislative or administrative actions of the city to register as a lobbyist.
The ordinance would require registration for any effort to influence an approval or veto of legislation; an agency’s proposal, consideration, or promulgation of a regulation; or the solicitation, award, or administration of a contract.
If approved, the effective date is January, 1, 2019.
September 27, 2011 •
Sengova to Serve as Interim Ethics Officer in Atlanta
Atlanta Board of Ethics Names Interim Ethics Officer
The Atlanta Board of Ethics has appointed Jabu Sengova as the interim ethics officer, effective September 29, 2011. Sengova, who has been with the Ethics Office since November 2008, currently serves as the associate ethics officer.
Sengova will serve in the interim until a replacement can be found for Ginny Looney, who is resigning effective September 28, 2011. Looney, who announced her resignation in July, has served as the ethics officer since the position was first created in August 2003.
Applications to replace Looney are still being accepted.
July 25, 2011 •
Atlanta’s Ethics Office to Lose Ethics Officer
Final day is September 30, 2011
Ginny Looney, the Ethics Officer for the city of Atlanta Ethics Office, has announced she will be leaving the position in order to work as a clerk for the Georgia Supreme Court.
Looney, who was the first appointee to the position in 2003, made the announcement at the most recent Atlanta City Council meeting.
Among her accomplishments during her time holding the position, Looney developed the city’s electronic disclosure system, helped to craft city ethics laws, and established the city’s 24/7 ethics hotline.
Looney’s final day is set to be September 30, 2011.
Photo of the Atlanta City Hall doors by Jeff Clemmons on Wikipedia.
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