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Inspector General explains investigative role, referrals and COVID-era work
Summary
The city's Office of Inspector General described how it handles audits and investigations, when it refers matters to prosecutors, and its approach to COVID-era funding investigations.
David Johnston, deputy inspector general for audits and investigations, briefed the commission on how the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and the audit function operate and when allegations are referred for criminal review.
Johnston said the OIG gathers facts and, when there is evidence suggesting malfeasance, refers cases to the investigations unit and, as appropriate, to state or federal prosecutors. "If it seems to us that it might — it should be referred for a legal entity to make that legal decision, that's what we do," he said, explaining the OIG's role as…
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