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Amendment of Municipal Code Section 2-56-030 regarding powers and duties of Inspector General
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MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 56 Office of Inspector General
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 2-56-030 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by . adding the language underscored, and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
2-56-030 Inspector general - Powers and duties.
In addition to other powers conferred herein, and subject to subsection Subsection 2-56-050(a)(2), the inspector general Inspector General shall have the following powers and duties:
To receive and register complaints and information concerning misconduct, inefficiency and waste within the eity Citv government;
To investigate the performance of governmental officers, employees, functions and programs, either in response to complaint or on the inspector general's Inspector General's own initiative, in order to detect and prevent misconduct, inefficiency and waste within the programs and operations of the eity City government;
To promote economy, efficiency, effectiveness and integrity in the administration of the programs and operations of the eity Citv government by reviewing programs, identifying any inefficiencies, waste and potential for misconduct therein, and recommending to the mayor Mavor and/or the city council Citv Council policies and methods for the elimination of inefficiencies and waste, and the prevention of misconduct;
To report to the ultimate jurisdictional authority concerning results of investigations, audits and program reviews undertaken by the office Office of inspector general Inspector General;
To request information related to an investigation, audit or program review from any employee, elected or appointed officer, department, agency, contractor, subcontractor, agent or licensee of the eity Citv, and every applicant for certification of eligibility for a eity City contract or program;
(Omitted text unaffected by this ordinance)
(h) To issue and enforce subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses for
purposes of examination and the production of documents and other items for inspection and/or
duplication. Issuance of subpoenas shall be subject to the restrictions contained in Section 2-
56-040;
(i) To exercise any of his powers or duties specified in this Code with respect to any
sister agency Sister Agency, as that term is defined in Section 1-23-010, pursuant to an
intergovernmental agreement that the eity City, may enter into with such sister agency Sister
Agency as authorized by the city council Citv Council, and as such power or duty may be
modified by such agreement;
(j) For the purpose of assisting in the investigation and prosecution of matters within the jurisdiction of the inspector general Inspector General as specified in this chapter, to engage in activities that are both authorized by and carried out under the direction of the Illinois Attorney General, the Cook County State's Attorney, the United States Department of Justice and other agencies authorized to investigate and prosecute violations of criminal law. The inspector general Inspector General shall undertake such training and certification as necessary and appropriate to engage in such activities. Provided, however, employees of the office Office of inspector general Inspector General shall not, in the performance of their official duties under the code: (i) arrest, commit for examination or detain in custody any person, or (ii) carry a firearm or other weapon-;.
(k) To promulgate rules and regulations for the conduct of investigations and public hearings consistent with the requirements of due process of law and equal protection under the law;
(Omitted text unaffected by this ordinance)
Uoe Moore
Alderman, 49th Wardt
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage and publication.