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Audit finds inconsistent use and weak tracking of paid administrative leave; HR agrees to implement recommendations
Summary
A performance audit found the City of Atlanta lacks consistent policies and Oracle coding for paid administrative leave, identified instances where leave lasted more than two years or was used for non‑investigation reasons, and recommended seven changes that HR agreed to implement.
A performance audit presented to the Finance and Executive Committee on May 14 found that the City of Atlanta’s use of paid administrative leave is inconsistently applied, unclearly documented in Oracle, and not tracked to distinguish investigative leave from other paid leave categories.
Tiija Farrar, the city performance auditor who led the review, told the committee the audit began after a referral from the Office of the Inspector General about an employee who had been on leave for over two years with limited documentation. Farrar said the audit examined whether paid administrative leave was used consistent with the city code definition: “a paid leave of absence pending an investigation…
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