§ 18-58. Whistleblower protection; abuse of process; complicity.

(a)

Officials, employees and appointees are encouraged to report suspected ethical violations to the ethics officer.

(b)

Any official, employee, or appointee with actual knowledge of a violation of this code of ethics by another official, employee, or appointee shall disclose the violation to the ethics officer within 30 days of receiving actual knowledge of the violation.

(c)

No official, employee or appointee shall use or threaten to use any official authority or influence to effect any action to retaliate against an official, employee or appointee who reports, initiates a complaint, or otherwise brings to the attention of the ethics officer information relating to an ethics violation or an investigation by the ethics commission.

(d)

No official, employee, or appointee shall use or threaten to use any official authority or influence to effect any action to retaliate against an official, employee, or appointee who reports, initiates a complaint, or otherwise brings to the attention of the ethics officer information relating to an ethics violation or an investigation by the county ethics commission.

(Code 1992, § 12.5-58; Ord. No. 330, att. § 8, 6-25-2007; Ord. No. 371, exh. A, 5-11-2009; Ord. No. 450, exh. A, 7-21-2014)