File #: 14-0853    Version: Name: Procurement - OIIG Amendment
Type: Ordinance Amendment Status: Approved
File created: 1/9/2014 In control: Finance Committee
On agenda: 1/15/2014 Final action: 2/19/2014
Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Part I, Chapter 34, Article IV, Division 7, Section 34-250 of the Cook County Code, is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 34-250. Reporting irregularities suspected or known fraudulent activity. The Board encourages aAny Person involved in the Cook County procurement process, including employees, contractors, and those seeking to become Contractors do business with the County, shall to report directly and without delay, any suspected or known irregularities fraudulent activity in the County's procurement process to the County Compliance Officer of the Office of the Cook County Inspector General. In addition to any applicable laws protecting whistleblowers, the County shall ensure that a report made in good faith will not result in any adverse action taken by the Board or the County against the Person making such a report. The CPO's ...
Sponsors: LARRY SUFFREDIN, EDWIN REYES, JERRY BUTLER, EARLEAN COLLINS, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET GAINER, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
 
AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE
 
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Part I, Chapter 34, Article IV, Division 7, Section 34-250 of the Cook County Code, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 34-250. Reporting irregularities suspected or known fraudulent activity.
The Board encourages aAny Person involved in the Cook County procurement process, including employees, contractors, and those seeking to become Contractors do business with the County, shall to report directly and without delay, any suspected or known irregularities fraudulent activity in the County's procurement process to the County Compliance Officer of the Office of the Cook County Inspector General. In addition to any applicable laws protecting whistleblowers, the County shall ensure that a report made in good faith will not result in any adverse action taken by the Board or the County against the Person making such a report. The CPO's procedures will include a mechanism to publish this provision to all appropriate Persons.
 
Effective date:  This ordinance shall be in effect .
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