Section 1620.1310  Instituting a Complaint for Removal or Discipline

a)         Cases may be commenced only by the filing of a complaint with the Commission as follows:

1)         For removal or discipline of CPOs, by the Governor or the director of a State agency directly responsible to the Governor (see 30 ILCS 500/10-20(b));

2)         For removal of SPOs, by the CPO or the executive officer of the State agency housing the SPO or to which the SPO has been assigned (see 30 ILCS 500/10-10);

3)         For removal of PCMs, by the appropriate CPO or executive officer of the State agency housing the PCM or to which the PCM has been assigned (see 30 ILCS 500/10-15);

4)         For removal of Chief Internal Auditors, by the chief executive officer of one of the appropriate designated State agencies, as these terms are defined in the Fiscal Control and Internal Auditing Act [30 ILCS 10].

b)         The parties shall be designated as follows:  the complaining officer shall be designated as the complainant and the person who is the subject of the complaint shall be designated as the respondent.  In all such cases, the complaining officer shall be represented by the Attorney General.

(Source:  Added at 36 Ill. Reg. 13826, effective August 21, 2012)