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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
AMENDMENT TO INSPECTOR GENERAL ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 2 Administration, Article IV Officers and Employees, Division 5 Inspector General, Sec. 2-284 and Sec. 2-289 of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 2-284. Functions, authority and powers.
In addition to other powers conferred herein, the OIIG shall have the following functions, authority and powers:
To receive and register complaints and information concerning corruption, fraud, waste, mismanagement, unlawful political discrimination and misconduct in the operations of County Government; including, but not limited to any County contract, grant, lease, license, or application or certification of eligibility for the same; all County employees, departments, bureaus, boards, agencies, agents, or independent contractors; appointed officials, and elected officials in the performance of their official duties; contractors and subcontractors providing goods and services pursuant to a County contract; and all persons and business entities seeking County contracts or certification of eligibility for County contracts.
Complaints and other documents, relating to the Independent Inspector General's investigations of elected officials, shall be verified by certification. The several matters stated in the complaints and other documents shall be stated positively or upon information and belief only, according to the fact. Nothing in this Section shall restrict the Independent Inspector General from exercising his/her independent judgment, based upon an articulable suspicion, to initiate an investigation of an elected official, notwithstanding the existence of any unverified information, or documents, statements and claims submitted anonymously.
The person having knowledge of the matters stated in the complaint or other document certified in accordance with this Section shall subscribe to a certification in su...
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