Reporting Potential Violations

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What is the Integrity Line?
The "Integrity Line" is a telephone hotline to report unethical, fraudulent, or illegal acts by City of Atlanta officials, employees, and contractors. The City has contracted with an independent company, The Network, to operate the call center. When you call the hotline, a trained interviewer will ask questions to obtain facts that will enable the City to thoroughly investigate your complaint.

What number do I call?
1-800-884-0911.

Can I remain anonymous?
Yes. You do not have to give your name.

When can I call?
The Integrity Line operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Are there other ways for me to file an ethics complaint?
Yes. You can file an electronic complaint at atlantaefile.org by clicking on the "Ethics Complaint" tab located at the upper left corner of the page under the "User Login" section; or you can file a written complaint by downloading the Atlanta Ethics Complaint Form and sending it to the Ethics Office by mail, email, fax, or in person.

What about retaliation?
Under Section 2-823 of the Code of Ethics, "No official or employee shall use or threaten to use any official authority or influence to discourage, restrain, or interfere with any other person for the purpose of preventing such person from acting in good faith to report or otherwise bring to the attention of the Board of Ethics information relating to an ethics violation or investigation." Additionally, "No official or employee shall use or threaten to use any official authority or influence to effect any action as a reprisal against an official or employee who reports, initiates a complaint, or otherwise brings to the attention of the Board of Ethics information relating to a board investigation or an ethics violation."

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