The OIG shall have the following powers and duties:
(A) To receive and register complaints concerning misconduct in the operation of village government, including but not limited to:
(1) Misconduct in connection with the village’s award of any contract, license or benefit;
(2) Misconduct of any village employee;
(3) Misconduct of any elected or appointed official of the village in the performance of his or her official duties;
(4) Misconduct of contractors, vendors and professional service providers who furnish goods and services to the village;
(5) Misconduct of persons and businesses seeking to do business with the village; and
(6) Retaliation against any village employee or elected or appointed official of the village based upon their cooperation with the OIG.
(B) To investigate misconduct in the operation of village government, either in response to such complaints or on the OIG’s own initiative.
(C) To refer complaints and information regarding possible misconduct to other outside law enforcement agencies, including but not limited to, the United States Attorney.
(D) To obtain information from and conduct interviews, under oath, with village elected or appointed officials, employees, agents, contractors and persons doing or seeking to do business with the village, for the purpose of investigating potential misconduct.
(E) To make recommendations for corrective action to the Mayor and Board of Trustees with respect to combating misconduct.
(F) To provide periodic reports to the President and Board of Trustees as to the status of matters within the scope of OIG’s authority, to the extent such reporting would not impair the integrity of ongoing investigations.
(G) To maintain an OIG hotline number and email address in order to facilitate citizen and employee reports of misconduct.
(Ord. 2149, passed 3-6-2014)