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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 8-7 Investigation by Inspector General.">
  <section prefix="§" num="8-7" heading="Investigation by Inspector General.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Notice of receipt of complaint.">Within 5 business days after receiving a written complaint or appeal under § 8-6(c) or (f) of this subtitle, the Office of the Inspector General must give the whistleblower written notice of the complaint’s or appeal’s receipt.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Initiating an investigation.">
      <para num="(1)">Within 30 calendar days of receiving a complaint, the Office of the Inspector General shall provide the whistleblower with a written notice of investigation or a notice of declination depending on the timing and legal sufficiency of the complaint.</para>
      <para num="(2)">If initiating an investigation, the Office of the Inspector General shall send a Memorandum of Protected Activity to the whistleblower’s supervisor.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Completing investigation.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="Presentation of written findings.">Within 150 days of receipt of the complaint, the Office of the Inspector General will present its written findings, including recommendations for action based on the investigation, to:<para num="(i)">the City Administrator;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the relevant agency head; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">the whistleblower.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Required meeting.">Within 14 days of receipt of the Office of the Inspector General’s written findings, the City Administrator must meet with the relevant agency head and the Inspector General to discuss the recommendations included in the written findings.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 19-308</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 21-068</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
