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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 4 Office of Inspector General:  Powers and Duties.">
  <section prefix="§" num="4" heading="Office of Inspector General:  Powers and Duties.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="IG as head of Office.">The Inspector General shall supervise and direct the Office of the Inspector General.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Responsibilities of Office.">The Office of the Inspector General is responsible for:<para num="(1)">investigating complaints of fraud, financial waste, and abuse in City government; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">promoting efficiency, accountability, and integrity in City government.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Jurisdiction of Office.">The Office of the Inspector General may investigate allegations that involve City government and potential violations of laws or regulations by any:<para num="(1)">City elected official;</para>
      <para num="(2)">City employee;</para>
      <para num="(3)">member of a board or commission established or governed by &lt;cite&gt;the City Charter&lt;/cite&gt;, City Code, or an executive order issued by the Mayor;</para>
      <para num="(4)">City contractor or person negotiating a contract with the City;</para>
      <para num="(5)">person seeking certification to provide goods or services to the City; or</para>
      <para num="(6)">external recipient of City funds, benefits, or services.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Issuing subpoenas.">
      <para num="(1)">To perform the duties of office, the Inspector General may issue a subpoena to require:<para num="(i)">any person to appear under oath as a witness; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the production of any information, document, report, record, account, or other material.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">The Inspector General may enforce any subpoena issued pursuant to this subsection in any court of competent jurisdiction.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Annual report.">
      <para num="(1)">The Office of the Inspector General shall prepare and publish an annual report of the Office’s activities.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The annual report may include recommendations regarding program weakness, contracting irregularities, or other institutional problems discovered by the Office.</para>
      <para num="(3)">The annual report shall be:<para num="(i)">submitted to all of the members of the advisory board; and</para>
        <para num="(ii)">after any redactions required by law, posted on the Office of the Inspector General’s website.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Res. 18-008, ratified Nov. 6, 2018</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Res. 22-004, ratified Nov. 8, 2022</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
