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   &nbs= p;        TO:       All City Employees      &n= bsp;                 &= nbsp;           &= nbsp;           &= nbsp;           &= nbsp;           &= nbsp;   4-29-08

 

            FROM: Lori Healey, Chief Of Steff

   &nbs= p;                &= nbsp;    David Hoffman, Inspector General

 

 

Shakman Claims=

 

Pursuant to the Agreed Settlement Order and Accord, ap= proved by the Court on May 31, 2007, the City of Chicago established a $12 million Claim Fund to compensate class members for any and all injuries arising out of alleged violations of the 1972 or 1983 Shakman Consent Decrees between the period of January= 1, 2000 and  May 31, 2007. On March 26, 2008, pursuant to the Accord, the Monitor’s office= notified all claimants of their eligibility and their award amount. On April 22, 200= 8, the Monitor’s office provided the City with a list of claimants and award= amounts, and the City began processing payments to claimants. Claimants can expect t= o receive their award amounts by June 23, 2008.

 

The names of claimants and award amounts have been mad= e public to the local media. The memorandum seeks to remind all City employees that = retaliation against claimants is strictly prohibited.

 

As you are aware, Executive Order 2007-1, signed by Ma= yor Richard M. Daley on May 30, 2007, expressly prohibits retaliation against individua= ls making complaints, public disclosures, or reports about alleged unlawful political= discrimination or for cooperating with or assisting the monitor, the Inspector General, or= law enforcement authorities investigating claims of unlawful political discrimi= nation. Anyone engaging in retaliation is subject to disciplinary action up to and = including termination.

 

Further, any City employee who becomes aware of such r= etaliation is required to report directly and without undue delay, such action to the = Inspector General’s Office at 866-IG-TIPLINE (866-448-4754). Such reporting is = required by Executive Order 2005-2, signed by Mayor Richard M. Daley on September 27= , 2005, and knowing failure of any employee to report as required to the Inspector = General constitutes grounds for disciplinary action, up to and including terminatio= n.