Interim Inspector General LaDonn Blackett used a scheduled appearance before the Atlanta City Council on Nov. 17 to introduce her leadership team and announce the office’s first governing-board meeting.

Blackett said the board’s inaugural meeting is set for Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. in Committee Room 1; the board will be trained by the city’s law and ethics departments and will review summaries of substantiated, unsubstantiated and administratively closed matters. She introduced interim deputy inspector general Tony McNeal (over the IPRO unit), deputy Dionne McGee (investigations), and assistant inspector generals Michael Green and Malcolm Johnson.

Blackett said the OIG will accept reports via a tip line at (404) 546-2271 (8 a.m.–8 p.m. daily) and by email at inspectorgeneral@atlantaga.gov. She said the office aims to balance independence with cooperation, offering both confidentiality protections and regular engagement with council members to ensure investigations are useful for policymaking.

"Independence does not mean isolation," Blackett told the council. She said the OIG will transmit case summaries to the governing board and make investigations open to public review when the board hears matters.

Council members thanked Blackett for the briefing and noted the importance of a transparent, well-staffed OIG office to rebuild confidence in city oversight.