The Harford County Council President says he's "actively reviewing the need for the County Council and other local agencies to acquire separate computer servers and phone plans."
This comes after Councilmember Aaron Penman came forward with allegations that County Executive Bob Cassilly's office "spied" on him, Sheriff Jeff Gahler and others.
"I'm deeply troubled by these allegations," said Council President Patrick Vincenti in a statement released Wednesday.
Cassilly's office released a response to the allegations on Monday afternoon.
"It is well within the authority of the Executive Branch, when faced with allegations of wrongdoing by its own directors or employees, to conduct an examination of the electronic communications located on Harford County servers of the Councilmember accusing a County employee of improper use of County funds," read a part of the statement.
"I was really disappointed by his response," said Penman to WMAR-2 News on Tuesday morning.
Vincenti added, "As the elected Legislative Branch of County Government, my colleagues and I are not classified as employees of the Harford County Administration. Our collective correspondence with constituents and legislative matters should be held in a confidential manner."
The Harford County State's Attorney's Office has also confirmed that they've handed the investigation to the Office of the State Prosecutor.
"As a result of this review and in an effort to encourage a transparent and independent investigation and prosecution determination," they said in a statement, "State's Attorney Healey has referred this matter to the Office of the State Prosecutor, who has the legislative authority to investigate and prosecute these types of alleged crimes."
