Committee on Council approves charter amendment separating Inspector General and Ethics offices after debate on subpoena power
The Atlanta Committee on Council voted to advance a substitute charter amendment that separates the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the Ethics Office into separate entities with independent governing boards and new limits on third‑party subpoenas, forwarding the measure to full council after a 5–1–1 committee vote.
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The Atlanta Committee on Council voted to advance a substitute charter amendment that separates the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the city Ethics Office into two distinct entities with independent governing boards, adding procedural clarifications and limits on third‑party subpoenas. The committee approved the substitute as amended by a 5 ayes, 1 nay, 1 abstention vote and forwarded it to full council for the first of two required adoptions under Georgia’s municipal Home Rule Act.
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