(a) Ohio R.C. 117.103 creates the Auditor of State's system for reporting fraud, including misuse and misappropriation of public money, by any public office or public official. The system allows Ohio residents and any employee of the Village to make anonymous complaints through a toll-free number, the Auditor of State's website, or the United States mail, to the Auditor of State's office.
(b) Village employees may report fraud: (i) by calling 1-866-Fraud-OH; (ii) by e-mailing a complaint to fraudohio@ohioauditor.gov; (iii) or by mailing a complaint to 88 East Broad St., P.O. Box 1140, Columbus, OH 43215. Additional information, including a form for reporting fraud to the Auditor of State can be found on the Auditor's website at https://ohioauditor.gov/fraud.html.
(c) The Village shall provide information about the Ohio fraud-reporting system and the means of reporting fraud to each new employee by providing each new employee with this information, and the Village shall require each new employee to sign an Acknowledgment of Receipt of the fraud reporting information contained therein, which acknowledgment shall be given/obtained within 30 days of the date of hire for any new employee.
(d) Existing employees shall receive a copy of this notification upon its enactment, and shall sign an acknowledgment of receipt of same.
(Ord. 2015-13. Passed 2-11-15; Ord. 2017-83. Passed 12-13-17.)