§ 2-305. Referrals.

The Office of Ethics and Accountability shall refer matters, as appropriate, for further civil, criminal, and administrative action to appropriate administrative and prosecutorial agencies.

(a)

When a matter is being referred to the Office of the State's Attorney for possible criminal prosecution, the Executive Director shall provide the affected individual or entity with a copy of the report or recommendations and such person or entity shall have 10 working days to submit a written explanation or rebuttal of the findings before the matter is referred, and such timely submitted written explanation or rebuttal shall be attached to the report or recommendations provided to the State's Attorney. The requirements of this subsection (a) shall not apply when the Executive Director, in conjunction with the State's Attorney, determines that supplying the affected person or entity with such report will jeopardize a pending criminal investigation.

(b)

The Executive Director shall provide ongoing guidance to the Chief Administrative Officer regarding significant problems or deficiencies within the operations of the County government and provide recommendations to resolve those issues, and shall provide recommendations for specific integrity programs which emphasize detection, prevention, and correction of problems relating to fraud, corruption, and abuse within County government.

(CB-63-2012)