|
Number |
Subject |
Opinion Summary |
Code Section |
| 2003-1 |
Personal use of city property |
A city official is not entitled to a reduction or waiver of any rental fee for the personal use of parks property or for the use of any other private person or entity on terms that are not available to the general public |
2-811 |
| 2003-2 |
Conflicts of interest |
Atlanta Development Authority President has no inherent conflict of interest based on his personal and financial interest in a company that may seek to do business with the City of Atlanta |
2-812
2-820(a) |
|
2003-3 |
Personal honorarium |
Any personal honorarium from a prohibited source must be returned or delivered to the city’s general fund and publicly disclosed on an online city gift report form |
2-817
2-820(e) |
| 2004-1 |
Official city business |
City officials and employees are conducting official city business when they act in an official capacity and perform official duties on behalf of the city |
2-811 |
| 2004-2 |
Outside employment |
A city employee may not own a company that provides training to taxi drivers while working as policy analyst to the City Council public safety committee with jurisdiction over the taxicab industry; a vehicle for hire panel member may not work as a trainer for the same company |
2-820(a)
2-820(b) |
| 2004-3 |
Post-employment |
A former policy analyst to the public safety committee and former vehicles for hire hearing officer are precluded from providing taxi driver training for a year after they leave their city positions |
2-810 |
| 2004-4 |
Conflicts of interest & NPU officers |
An NPU officer who works as a city code enforcement officer has a potential conflict of interest concerning code enforcement matters that come before her NPU, and an NPU officer has an actual conflict of interest in a zoning variance based on his role as the real estate agent for a property owner who opposes the application |
2-813 |
2004-5
|
Travel exception |
City officials and employees may not accept expense reimbursements from a prohibited source to travel to another city to review a best-practices program |
2-801
2-815 |
| 2004-6 |
Solicitations for charities |
A city employee may not personally solicit funds from a prohibited source for a charitable or professional organization |
2-818 |
|
2004-7 |
Tickets |
City officials and employees may not accept free tickets to any entertainment or athletic event which are offered due to their position with the city, unless they are performing an official duty at the event |
2-816 |
| 2004-8 |
Holiday gifts |
City officials or employees may accept a gift on behalf of their department if the gift is a perishable item, has a nominal market value, and is shared with public visitors and office employees |
2-801
2-817 |
| 2005-1 |
Police auctions |
No employee, family member, or representative of any employee of the Police Department may participate in police auctions that dispose of property seized |
2-812
2-819 |
| 2005-2 |
Employee prizes and awards |
A city employee may solicit donations for employee awards on behalf of a city agency from anyone who is not a prohibited source or targeted solely because it does business with the city |
2-801
2-818 |
| 2005-3 |
Doing business with the City |
A city employee may provide goods and services to the City only when the business is conducted through sealed competitive bidding or requests for proposal opened and awarded at public meetings |
2-820(c) |
| 2005-4 |
Board members' appearances |
City board and commission members may not appear before their own board on behalf of other entities or in the public's interest |
2-808 |
| 2005-5 |
Former deputy city attorney |
A former deputy city attorney may not appear before a city agency for one year or represent a client with a claim against the city during that year unless the claim involves a new matter about which the deputy gained no knowledge while employed with the City |
2-810 |
| 2005-6 |
Solicitations for city programs |
City officials and employees may solicit gifts for city programs from any source, if the fund-raising is for an official city purpose, is part of a broad public appeal, and does not target prohibited sources |
2-818 |
| 2005-7 |
Use of city property by candidates |
City elected officials and city employees may not use city property to promote any candidate for political office, except when the property is made available to all candidates or the general public or the use is trivial |
2-811 |
| 2006-1 |
Use of city records |
A city employee may not use confidential city information acquired in an official capacity to advance the employee’s or another person’s financial or personal interests. |
2-819 |
| 2006-2 |
Expense reimbursements |
City employees may accept reasonable hosting expenses from prohibited sources in four circumstances: speaking, teaching, participating on a professional or civic panel, and attending a conference |
2-801
2-815 |