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(Added Coun. J. 10-5-16, p. 34471, § 6)
(a) Retaliation. No person shall retaliate against, punish, intimidate, discourage, threaten or penalize any other person for providing information, testimony or documents to, or otherwise cooperating with or assisting the Public Safety Deputy in the performance of his duties.
(b) Obstruction or interference. No person shall knowingly interfere with or obstruct a review or audit authorized by this chapter and conducted by an announced employee of the Public Safety Deputy.
(c) Penalty. Any person who willfully violates this section shall be subject to a fine of not less than $1,000.00 and not more than $5,000.00 for each such offense, or imprisonment for a period of not less than 30 days and not more than six months, or both a fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. Actions seeking the imposition of a fine only shall be filed as quasi-criminal actions subject to the provisions of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure. Actions seeking incarceration, or incarceration and a fine, shall be filed and prosecuted as misdemeanor actions under the procedure set forth in Section 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/1-2-1.1.
(Added Coun. J. 10-5-16, p. 34471, § 6)
Prior to serving a complete term, the Public Safety Deputy may be removed only for cause and in accordance with this section. The Inspector General shall give written notice to the Mayor, the Chair of the City Council Committee on Police and Fire, or its successor committee, and the Public Safety Deputy of their intent to remove the Public Safety Deputy and stating the reasons for the proposed removal. Within ten days after receipt of the notice, the Public Safety Deputy may file with the Mayor and the Chair of the City Council Committee on Police and Fire, or its successor committee, a request for hearing on the cause for removal. If no such request is made within ten days, the Public Safety Deputy shall be deemed to have resigned their office as of the tenth day after receipt of the notice of intended removal. If such a request is made, the Chair of the City Council Committee on Police and Fire, or its successor committee, shall convene a hearing on the cause for removal of the Public Safety Deputy, at which the Public Safety Deputy may appear, be represented by counsel, and be heard. The hearing shall be convened within 21 days after receipt of the request for the hearing and conclude within 35 days thereafter. The Inspector General's notice of intended removal shall constitute the charge against the Public Safety Deputy. Removal of the Public Safety Deputy for cause after the hearing shall require the approval of the City Council.
(Added Coun. J. 10-5-16, p. 34471, § 6; Amend Coun. J. 7-19-23, p. 1768, § 1)