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DALLAS -The Inspector General's Division (IGD), established by the City Council in December 2021, is an independent investigative authority that assumes the primary responsibility for training and communication to reinforce the requirements of the Code of Ethics and of identifying, investigating, and prosecuting suspected ethical issues within the city (including those related to fraud, waste, abuse, public corruption, and official misconduct).
IGD is the watchdog for ethics in city government and has been receiving complaints using a 24/7 confidential hotline since opening in 2022.The hotline is run by a third party to ensure confidentiality of the tip and anonymity for the reporter. Every complaint made through the hotline is reviewed by the IGD’s investigators.
Most complaints come to the IGD via this hotline through two pathways:
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calling 877-860-1061 or
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the weblink
The IGD has launched a contest to name their Ethics Tip Hotline and invites the public to participate. The hotline naming contest is running through Oct. 18. The five guidelines for this hotline naming contest are that entries be: clear, clever, concise, clean, and copyright-free.
To prime your creative pump: here are a few key words associated with the IGD: Code of Ethics, 12A, conflicts of interest, prevention, fraud, waste, abuse, corruption, misconduct, investigation, hearing, sanctions, right, wrong, morals, behavior, duty, purpose, principle, standards, confidentiality, anonymous, benefit, conflict, and violations.
The winning entry will be announced during Ethics Week in November and will receive the coveted Ethics Cup.
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