(A) All city officials, employees and contractors shall promptly notify the Inspector General of every instance of theft or other disappearance of cash, check, or property, of misfeasance or nonfeasance, defalcation, improper governmental actions and non-compliance with federal and state law, city ordinances and city rules and regulations of which they are aware.
(B) All city officials, employees, contractors, and offerors in a city procurement process shall provide the Inspector General full and unrestricted access to all city offices, employees, records, information, data, reports, plans, projections, matters, contracts, memoranda, correspondence, electronic data, property, equipment and facilities and any other materials within their custody. At the Inspector General's request, an official, employee or contractor shall prepare reports and provide interviews. If an official, employee, vendor or contractor fails to produce the requested information, the Inspector General shall notify the Committee and make written request to the Chief Administrative Officer for his assistance in causing a search to be made and germane exhibits to be taken from any book, paper or record excepting personal property. The Chief Administrative Officer shall require the officials, employees, vendors or contractors to produce the requested information.
(C) Every city contract, bid, proposal, application or solicitation for a city contract and every application for certification of eligibility for a city contract or program shall contain a statement that the contracting parties will be subject to the provisions of the Inspector General Ordinance.
(D) No person shall retaliate against, punish or penalize any other person for complaining to, cooperating with or assisting the Inspector General in the performance of their office.
(E) Each and every violation of this article is a criminal violation subject to the provisions of § 1-1-99 ROA 1994.
(F) Any official or employee who violates the Inspector General Ordinance may be subject to discipline as may be specified in the city ordinance, rules and regulations or any applicable collective bargaining agreement.
(Ord. 30-2010; Am. Ord. 2023-018)