Council adopts the zoning ordinance and general-plan changes and decides rezoning cases after staff, village-planning, and Planning Commission review.
Phoenix public integrity deskOfficial sources · no unverified allegations
Source accessPublished document stack
USA PUBLIC INTEGRITY LEDGERFind the public record behind local power.
One search across 41 city desks, council systems, official-source topics, and the first reviewed federal influence sample.
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POPULAR ≠ TRENDING
Starting points are editorially curated. The ledger does not yet collect or rank people by user search activity.
ARIZONA / ACCOUNTABILITY SOURCE DESK
Phoenix
Published document stack
Phoenix makes requests for inquiry public after defined commission actions. That publication threshold must remain visible so confidential review is never described as exoneration.
Oversight model
Municipal Ethics Commission for elected officials and board members, plus audit and state/federal systems.
Available source lenses4 / 7
Official starting points2
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POWER & OVERSIGHT MAP / STRUCTURE FIRST
Understand the system before the cases.
This first model shows the relationships the ledger will document. It does not imply that an oversight body controls the officials or institutions it reviews.
01Residents & votersElections, public comment, complaints, records requests
→02Elected governmentMayor, council, and independently elected offices where applicable
→03AdministrationAppointed leadership, agencies, boards, commissions, procurement
WATCHOversight & disclosureMunicipal Ethics Commission for elected officials and board members, plus audit and state/federal systems.
↔REVIEWCourts & prosecutorsCriminal and civil matters follow their own jurisdiction and burden of proof
→RECORDPublic evidenceOrders, dismissals, filings, audits, appeals, corrections
CITY COUNCIL & HOUSING DECISION FILE
Where housing power becomes a record.
This maps formal authority and public access. It does not assign the council sole responsibility for housing supply or infer motive from a vote, meeting, contribution, or lobbying registration.
Advisory and binding stages must remain labeled separately.
City disclosure materials are a starting point; a searchable project-level lobby-to-vote join is not yet established for this desk.
01 / CouncilPhoenix Mayor and CouncilOfficial council districts, members, and constituent access.OPEN OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗02 / Legislation / meetingsPhoenix public meetingsCouncil agendas, results, minutes, and public participation.OPEN OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗03 / Planning / zoningPhoenix planning and zoningPlanning and zoning applications, commissions, hearings, and records.OPEN OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗
THE LEDGER TESTAUTHORITY → PROPOSAL → STAFF RECORD → HEARING → AMENDMENT → VOTE → APPEAL → IMPLEMENTATIONCOMPARE ALL 41 CITY SYSTEMS →
SOURCE READINESS
What this city can support.
An unavailable lens remains visibly unavailable. It never becomes a zero, an exoneration, or proof that no matter exists.
OFFICIAL STARTING POINTS
The evidence shelf.
These links define the first ingestion boundary. They do not yet represent a complete historical case count.
Ethics
OPEN OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗City of Phoenix ethics program
Inquiry process and public-release thresholds.
Governance
OPEN OFFICIAL SOURCE ↗Phoenix Ethics Commission
Commission authority, composition, and membership.
STATUS IS THE HEADLINE
One matter. Every procedural turn.
A person can be connected to multiple matters. Each matter keeps its own forum, case number, allegations, findings, outcome, and appeal history.
01Public filingComplaint, audit, referral, or charging document
→02ReviewJurisdiction, legal sufficiency, probable cause, or investigation
→03DecisionDismissal, no violation, settlement, plea, verdict, or final order
→04AftermathSanction, sentence, appeal, reversal, corrective action, or closure
A complaint is an allegation. A charge is an allegation in court. An audit finding is an oversight conclusion. An ethics violation is an administrative outcome. Only a guilty plea or conviction is labeled as a criminal finding—and appeals or vacatur remain visible.