Inspector General Bill (84-23) REDLINE Changes
Inspector General Bill (84-23) REDLINE Changes
FOR the purpose of establishing an Office of the Inspector General Advisory Board, its
membership, meetings, and duties; clarifying the purpose of the Office of the Inspector
General; setting the terms of the Inspector General; providing that staff of the Office of
Inspector General are County employees and subject to County personnel laws; ensuring
the Office of the Inspector General is adequately funded; providing access to independent
legal counsel; requiring the Office of the Inspector General to ensure its policies and
procedures are published on the County website; requiring the Inspector General to
subpoena to comply within 30 days providing that the Office of the Inspector General
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may issue a subpoena at any time during its investigative process and may prior to the
involved in an investigation by the Office of the Inspector General; and generally relating
BY adding
BY renaming
to
BY renumbering
BY adding
Section 4-3-204
Article 4 – Human Resources
Title 3 – All County Employees
Subtitle 2 – Reimbursement for Criminal and Civil Actions
Baltimore County Code, 2015
Section 4-3-205(a)
Article 4 – Human Resources
Title 3 – All County Employees
Subtitle 2 – Reimbursement for Criminal and Civil Actions
Baltimore County Code, 2015
4 ARTICLE 3 – ADMINISTRATION
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2 § 3-3-2901. – ESTABLISHED.
8 BOARD AND MAY ASSIGN STAFF TO THE ADVISORY BOARD FROM THE OFFICE
9 OF LAW;
13 COMMISSION.
20 LAW SCHOOL;
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1 (II) A COUNTY RESIDENT WHO IS A FACULTY MEMBER AT A
5 ECONOMICS.
7 THREE YEARS AND MAY NOT SERVE MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE FULL
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20 RESOURCES;
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1 (2) RECEIVE THE INSPECTOR GENERAL'S POLICIES AND
4 PROCEDURES AS SUBMITTED; OR
8 OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES;
15 REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL;
17 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF THE
19 REPORT, EITHER:
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1 2. RECOMMEND CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS TO A
7 AND
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12 ARTICLE 3 – ADMINISTRATION
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15 § 3-14-102.
16 The purpose of the Office of the Inspector General is to provide increased accountability
18 (1) Fraud, [abuse, and illegal acts,] WASTE, AND ABUSE in the county
19 government; and
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1 government.
3 § 3-14-103.
4 (b) (1) [(i) The initial term of office of the Inspector General shall be five years.
10 § 3-14-104.
11 The Inspector General shall supervise the operations of the [administrative] staff of the
12 Office of the Inspector General, including the hiring, direction, and discharge of all Office of the
13 Inspector General staff members in accordance with the County personnel laws.
15 OR THE CODE, THE STAFF OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SHALL
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1 § 3-14-105.
2 (a) (1) (I) The Office of the Inspector General shall be funded as a separate
12 SUBMITTED BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE from the prior fiscal year, in either the
13 proposed or adopted budget, shall be accompanied by a written justification for the [decrease]
16 COMMENT.
18 The THE office may expend funds derived from private grants, the State or the United States to
19 carry out its functions and activities, and to cooperate with any agency of the State or the United
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4 (5) Receive and investigate complaints from any source or upon its own initiative
5 concerning alleged [abuse] fraud, WASTE, and ABUSE, [service deficiencies] including
7 (8) Establish policies and procedures to guide functions and processes conducted
8 by the Office, AND SHALL PUBLISH THEM ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE, COPIES OF
11 (9) Make recommendations to the County Executive and County Council which
12 would assist in the promotion of efficiency, accountability, and integrity in county government;
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16 REPORTING FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE FOR ELECTED AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS,
18 INVESTIGATIONS; AND
19 (11) Do all things necessary to carry out the functions set forth in this title.
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1 § 3-14-107.
2 (a) The Office of the Inspector General is provided the following powers to accomplish
4 (4) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the power to require County
5 employees to cooperate with the Office's investigations regarding fraud, waste, [corruption,
7 (c) (1) The Office may issue a subpoena to compel compliance with a request issued
8 under subsection (a) of this section if the recipient of the request has not complied with the
9 request within [90] 30 days after the request AT ANY TIME DURING ITS INVESTIGATIVE
10 PROCESS.
14 COMPLIANCE.
17 BALTIMORE COUNTY, AND THAT ARE NOT WITHIN THE POSSESSION, CUSTODY
19 INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS.
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2 § 3-14-110.
3 (a) Investigation reports of the Office of the Inspector General shall be public records
5 (b) (1) All records will be considered deliberative in process and not available for
6 outside review.
8 protected by whistleblower protection or other legislation will not be disclosed without the
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20 (c) (2) The county may reimburse the employee as provided in § 4-3-204 § 4-3-205
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1 of this subtitle for court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and other related legal expenses in
4 § 4-3-203.
5 (b) (2) If there is a final judicial determination in favor of an employee and the
6 County Attorney did not defend the employee because of a conflict of interest between the
7 county and the employee, the county may reimburse the employee as provided in § 4-3-204 § 4-
8 3-205 of this subtitle for court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and other related legal expenses.
18 GENERAL.
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1 OWN EXPENSE DURING THE COURSE OF AN INSPECTOR GENERAL
2 INVESTIGATION.
9 REPORT:
19 ATTORNEY;
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1 § 4-3-205 OF THIS SUBTITLE FOR REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES AND OTHER
4 § 4-3-205.
5 (a) In order to receive reimbursement from the county as provided in this subtitle, an
8 County Attorney:
9 (1) A bill for the employee's court costs, attorney fees, and other related legal
10 expenses; and
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13 SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, that the first Inspector General was
14 appointed in 2020 serving an initial five-year term, as permitted in the original enabling
15 legislation (Bill No. 5-19) at that time and, unless removed for cause, shall be permitted to
16 complete that initial five-year term, with every other term of any Inspector General thereafter
18 SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, that this Act shall take effect 45 days
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