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Earlier this year, a federal investigation ended with charges against people who worked for the city. This contract is one step in rebuilding the trust between the public and local government.
“We believe in being accountable and transparent,” city official Diane Shannon told News Center 7’s Mike Campbell on Wednesday. “Currently they can tell their supervisor and the state has a hotline. We want to formalize this with an anonymous process.”
All of the nearly 2,000 city employees would be able to anonymously report anything suspected to be illegal or unethical.
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City leaders claimed they began working on this plan in September 2018, before the results of the federal corruption probe were released.
The hotline will relay any complaints to the city’s internal auditor, who will then determine how the issues will be investigated.
The city expects the system to be functional by August.
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