The city IG, Shannon K. Manigault, spoke hours before the City Council approved a bill that would restructure oversight of the inspector general's office.

Atlanta's Inspector General, Shannon Manigault, resigned hours before the city council voted to approve the an oversight bill.

Atlanta’s first inspector general resigned Monday, Feb. 17, hours before the city council is expected to make controversial changes to the office’s powers and as the office faces a federal lawsuit. Shannon Manigault,

Atlanta Inspector General Shannon Manigault announced her resignation Monday morning on the steps of City Hall, citing city leadership’s attacks on her office, herself personally, and her family.

Citing "sustained and savage" attacks from City Hall, Atlanta inspector general Shannon Manigault announced her resignation from her position Monday, capping off several months of tension between the watchdog and Mayor Andre Dickens' administration.