mr. pipefier in audience, and i do not know the direct title, but waiting for the district attorney or city attorney to inform the ethics commission they will not pursue a case causes unnecessary delays, and then the recommendation after the 14- state ethics commission investigations should start. -- 14-state ethics commission investigation should start. >> each time we enter a formal investigation part of our investigation requires us to notify the city attorney and district attorney. in case they want to presume jurisdiction over that particular investigation. at the end of the 14-day window they usually send us a window saying they are or are not going to pursue the investigation themselves. in general are custom is if they pursue an investigation, we do not, because is duplication of effort, and we have constrained resources. >> in response to finding no. 3, and maybe the city attorney has some thoughts on this, the city attorney's office response that the ethics commission does not have to wait to undertake its own investigation, wait for either the d.a. or city attorney, so is that di