Overview

• Deborah Witzburg announced she will not pursue a second four-year term and plans to leave office next April.
• She said City Council’s recent ethics reforms removing barriers to internal investigations have strengthened the office’s independence.
• The new ordinance allows OIG investigators to limit city lawyers’ presence during interviews and provides broader access to city records.
• Witzburg frequently clashed with Mayor Brandon Johnson over probes, including a probe of his administration’s gift-logging practices.
• The reforms also cap future inspectors general to two four-year terms and establish a mayor-appointed, council-approved committee to select her successor.