Public Search Overview
The Public Search page gives you six options for searches. You can search by the report or name of the filer. A search by the four city reports or the filer’s name produces search results on reports filed since 2009. For earlier reports, you should select “All Disclosure Reports 2005 to 2008.”
Search Options: City Financial Disclosure Statement, Individual Filer’s Name, Conflict of Interest Disclosure Report, Gift to City Report, Travel Disclosure Report, and All Disclosure Reports from 2005 to 2008. The historical data includes the four ethics reports required under city law and the Campaign Contribution Disclosure Reports required under state law and filed electronically in 2005.
Viewing, Printing, and Exporting: You may choose to view individual reports, print search results or individual reports, or export the data to an Excel file. To export, click the “Export” button.
1. City Financial Disclosure Statements
You can do a basic and advanced search of the City Financial Disclosure Statements filed since 2009. A basic search enables you to review who has filed, their department or board, and the date they filed and provides a link to view the information disclosed on their report. An advanced search enables you to review detailed information that the filer discloses concerning matters that are potential conflicts of interest, such as a family member who provides goods and services to the City.
Basic Search
Search Criteria: Year, Dates, Department, Board, NPU
Search Results: Filer Name, Filer’s Agency, Date Filed, Filing Type (original or amendment), View report
Advanced Search
Search Criteria: Non-City Employment Income, Other Business Income, Doing Business with the City, Representing Private Interests before the City, Representing Private Interests in Court, Family Member Employment, Family Member Transaction with the City, Property Owned, Stock Ownership
Search Results: Varies with each criterion.
Example: An advanced search seeking filers doing business with the City produces the following search results: Filer, Agency, Entity Name, Nature of City Business, Agency Involved, How Awarded, Personally Involved, View report
Note: The search results display one row for each filer. If a filer has disclosed multiple answers to a question, such as several sources of income, pieces of property, or stock owned, the next to last column will display Yes as its answer. The researcher will have to view each individual's filing to obtain all the information disclosed on it when there are multiple answers to a question.
Definitions
Agency -- the name of the filer’s department, board, or agency
Agency Involved -- the city department, board, or agency to whom the goods or services were provided
Entity Name -- the name of the business from whom the filer received income
City -- the city in which the filer owns property in the State of Georgia
County -- the county in which the filer owns property in the State of Georgia
Do you Supervise -- whether the filer supervises a family member or the family member supervises the filer
Family Member – name of the filer’s family member employed by or conducting a transaction with the City of Atlanta
Filer -- the name of the individual filing the statement
How Awarded -- the method by which the city’s business was awarded
Interest Represented – the client or private interest that paid the filer to appear before a city agency or in a court proceeding
Nature of Business -- the description of the business that the filer or the filer's income source conducts with the City
Personally Involved -- whether the filer was involved in acquiring or doing the work
Relationship -- relationship of the filer to the family member
Type of Business -- the type of business operated by an income source
Type of Service - the type of service provided by an income source
Type of Transaction -- the nature of the family member’s transaction with the City
View -- view the statement or report filed
2. Individual Filer’s Name
You can search by the filer’s last name to find all reports filed by that individual since 2009. The search results include the annual financial disclosure statement and conflicts, gift, and travel reports.
Search Criteria: Dates, Filer’s Last Name
Search Results: Filer Name, Filer’s Agency, Report Filed, Date Filed, Filing Type (original or amendment), View report
3. Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Report
You can search conflict disclosure reports to review all financial and personal interests that city officials and employees have in proposed legislation or decisions that came before them or their agency. Only persons required to file the annual financial disclosure statement must file an online conflicts disclosure report when they have a conflict of interest. Other employees notify their supervisor and request that another employee handle the matter.
Search Criteria: Dates, Department, Board, NPU
Search Results: Filer Name, Filer’s Agency, Description of Issue, Description of Interest, Date of Conflict, Action Taken, View report
4. Gift to City Report
You can search reports disclosing gifts received by a city office, department or agency on behalf of the City. The City of Atlanta does not permit personal gifts to officials or employees.
Search Criteria: Dates, Department, Board, NPU
Search Results: Filer Name, Filer’s Agency, Gift Recipient, Gift Description, Donor, Gift Value, Date of Gift, Purpose of Gift, View report
5. Travel Disclosure Report
You can search travel reports to review all travel expense reimbursements that city officials and employees receive from a non-city source for travel or training done in an official capacity. The reports also cover payments that the sponsors make directly to a vendor for the official or employee’s transportation, lodging, meals, or registration.
Search Criteria: Dates, Department, Board, NPU
Search Results: Filer Name, Filer’s Agency, Entity Who Paid, Purpose of Travel, Subject Matter, Location, Dates of Travel, View report
6. All Disclosure Reports Filed from 2005 to 2008
This search of historical data permits you to review all financial disclosure, conflicts, gift, and travel reports filed from January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2008, and campaign contribution disclosure reports filed electronically in 2005.
Basic Search
Search Criteria: Report, Last Name, Date Range, City Position, Department, Board
Search Results: Filer Name, Report, File Date, Type (original or amendment), View .PDF
Advanced Search – City Financial Disclosure Statement
Search Criteria: Sources of Employment Income, Sources of Business Income, Income Source Doing Business with the City, Family Member Transaction with the City, Family Member Employment by the City, Property Ownership, Stock Ownership
Search Results: Name, City Position, Date Filed, View .PDF, and other results specific to search criterion selected.