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Atlanta ethics office reports higher disclosure compliance, launches "Genie" audit bot and plans ethics week
Summary
Ethics staff reported a 96% financial disclosure filing rate, launched an automated auditing tool called "Genie," proposed a flat FY26 budget of $1.7 million from the general fund (total $2.5 million including other funds), and announced plans for a new website, case-management system and an ethics week in October.
Ethics Officer Jabu Sangova told the council committee that the Atlanta City Ethics Office developed an automated audit program nicknamed "Genie" to identify potential conflicts on disclosure forms and will expand technology and training next fiscal year.
Sangova said Genie will allow the office to audit all filed disclosure statements rather than a small sample. "Genie is the name of the bot," Sangova said, adding that the automated reviews replace a largely manual auditing process and increase the thoroughness of conflict…
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