(A) The Inspector General shall maintain the confidentiality of any public records that are made confidential by law and shall be subject to the same penalties as the custodian of those public records for violating confidentiality statutes.
(B) Confidentiality of the Investigation Files and Investigation Reports. Pursuant to this ordinance, Investigation Files and Investigation Reports are confidential and shall not be divulged to any person or agency, except to the United States Attorney, the New Mexico Attorney General, or the Second Judicial District Attorney's Office, or any other bona fide law enforcement or investigatory agency, or as otherwise required by law, until the report is published, unless it is necessary for the Inspector General to make such records public in the performance of their duties.
(C) Sharing of Information with City Departments. The Inspector General may share selected information not otherwise made confidential by law or this ordinance with other city departments if the information is necessary to prevent harm or loss to the city or its employees; otherwise, reports remain confidential until published, at which time they become public record.
(D) The names and identities or other information that could reasonably disclose the identity of persons making complaints and providing information shall not be disclosed without the written consent of the person unless otherwise required by law or judicial processes.
(E) Published reports shall be public records except that the Inspector General shall delay the publication of reports when criminal conduct is found and the Inspector General or appropriate law enforcement authority is pursuing an investigation and release of the report might jeopardize further investigation. An investigation release that has been delayed shall be published promptly at the end of the condition giving rise to the delay.
(Ord. 30-2010; Am. Ord. 2023-018)