Okaloosa County BOCC — January 18, 2013 — Escambia County Ethics Policy — reading text

employment of the County. 18. Prohibition against Misuse of Code. Individuals covered by this policy shall not use its provisions to further false or frivolous claims against another. False claims shall be those forwarded with knowledge that the claim contains one or more false allegations or with reckless disregard for whether the complaint contains false allegations of material fact. The filing of a false complaint shall be a violation of this policy. 19. Enforcement and Penalty. Pursuant to Subsection 112.317(3)(b), Florida Statutes, the Board of County Commissioners finds that an efficient and effective method for the determination of violations of the ethical standards set forth in this Policy is through local enforcement as provided herein. This Policy may be enforced in any manner allowed, authorized, or otherwise provided by law or ordinance, including Section 125.01, Florida Statutes. a. For appointed public officers, who are members of County boards and committees, the Board of County Commissioners may censure or remove that person for a policy violation and prohibit him or her from being reappointed to a County board or committee for up to a period of five (5) years or may refer the matter to the State Commission on Ethics for investigation. b. For County employees, such employees may be subject to employment sanctions for a policy violation, including but not limited to, reduction in pay, reprimand, suspension, or termination in accordance with the personnel procedures which are currently established allowing for County classified or unclassified employees to be disciplined or the referral of the matter to the State Commission on Ethics for investigation. Page 61S (7 of 11) 20. Training, Administration and Records. The HR Director shall be responsible for training, administration and records associated with the BCC Ethics Program. All County employees classified as Senior Executive Service I or II are required to attend no less than two (2) hours of ethics training on an annual basis. Ethics training shall additionally be made available to all other supervisors and managers, and must attend a minimum of one (1) hour training annually. The HR Manager shall be responsible for scheduling an adequate number of training sessions and shall provide adequate notice of the training sessions. “Ethics Training” includes any training on the provisions, application, and enforcement of this policy, on the provisions, application, and enforcement of the State Code of Ethics, and any other ethics-based training for public employees approved by the County Ethics Officer. Failure to attend the minimum requirements for ethics training annually shall constitute a “for cause” basis for disciplinary action. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT I have received and read the Escambia County Ethics Policy and agree to abide by its provisions and uphold its policies. Name: ______________________________ Job Title:__________________________ Department: _____________________________________________ Signature:___________________________ Date: ______________ Page 61S (8 of 11)  STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL INTERESTS LAST NAME --- FIRST NAME --- MIDDLE NAME: For Office Use Only: ___________________________________________________ Date Received: ______________ MAILING ADDRESS: If change of address, check here: By:________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ CITY: ZIP: COUNTY: ________________________________________________________________ NAME OF AGENCY: ________________________________________________________________ NAME OF POSITION HELD: ________________________________________________________________ You are not limited to the space on the lines on this form. Attach additional sheets, if necessary. ** BOTH PARTS OF THIS SECTION MUST BE COMPLETED** DISCLOSURE PERIOD: This statement reflects your financial interests for the preceding tax year, whether based on a calendar year or on a fiscal year. Please state below whether this statement is for the preceding tax year ending either (check one): December 31, 20_____ or Specify Tax Year if other than the calendar year: _______ PART A – PRIMARY SOURCES OF INCOME (Major sources of income over $2,500 min. to the reporting person, i.e., other employment, pensions, rental property) Description of the Source’s Name Source of Income Source’s Address Principal Business Activity _____________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _____________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ PART B – SECONDARY SOURCES OF INCOME (Major customers, clients and other sources of income to businesses owned by the reporting person) Name of Name of Major Sources Address Principal Business Business Entity of Business’ Income of Source Activity of Source ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ HR2007-18 Submit Form to HR Dept. Page 61S (9 of 11) PART C – REAL PROPERTY – FLORIDA ONLY (Land, buildings owned by the reporting person) PART D – INTERESTS IN SPECIFIED BUSINESSES (Ownership or positions in certain types of businesses, that have currently or likely will do business with Escambia County BCC) Business Entity # 1 Business Entity #2 Business Entity # 3 Name or Business Entity Address of Business Entity Principal Business Activity Position Held With Entity IF ANY OF PARTS A THROUGH D ARE CONTINUED ON A SEPARATE SHEET, PLEASE CHECK HERE SIGNATURE (required): DATE SIGNED (required): FILING INSTRUCTIONS What to File: Where to File: When to File: After completing all parts of this form, SES I and SES II non-reporting Within 30 days of the effective date of including signing and dating it, submit employees submit this form to the HR the approved inclusion of the Escambia only pages 1 and 2 to the HR Dept. of Dept. of the BCC. County Code of Ethics and every year the BCC. thereafter by July 1. If you have nothing to report in a particular section, you must write “none” or “n/a” in the section(s). Facsimiles will not be accepted. HR2007-18 Submit Form to HR Dept Page 2 Page 61S (10 of 11)  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CERTIFICATION OF OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT _______________________________ (name) do hereby state under oath that I engage in non-county employment. This employment is conducted entirely in my off-duty hours, and I do not use or take advantage of any resources or equipment of Escambia County in its performance. I understand and agree that such employment is secondary to my County employment in all respects. Specifics regarding my outside employment follow: 1. Name and address of company/organization: a) ___________________________________ b) _______________________________ ___________________________________ ______________________________ ___________________________________ ______________________________ 2. Nature of Business or operations: a) ___________________________________ b) ______________________________ ___________________________________ ______________________________ ___________________________________ ______________________________ 3. Your Duties: a) ___________________________________ b) _______________________________ ___________________________________ _______________________________ 4. To the best of your knowledge, do any of the companies/organizations listed above have a business relationship with the Escambia County Board of County Commissioners? Yes___ No____ If yes, please describe nature of business transactions: __________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ For purposes of this question, a “business relationship” may be ongoing, may have been conducted within the past 18 months, or may be intended to begin within the next 18 months. I, by my signature below, certify that my outside employment does not now pose a conflict of interest with my current County employment nor will such outside employment create such a conflict in the future. Should I discover that such outside employment does indeed create such a conflict in the future, I will promptly advise my supervisor and the Ethics Officer indicating that I will cease such outside employment or I will resign my current County position. Also, I will promptly advise my supervisor and the Ethics Officer when there is a change or addition to my outside employment listed above. I understand and agree that for the purposes of this certification “conflict of interest” shall mean those conflicts set out in Part III of Chapter 112, Florida Statutes and the Escambia County Code of Ethics Policy. I understand and agree that violation of this certification in any aspect shall be grounds for disciplinary action by Escambia County up to and including termination of my employment. Name: _____________________________________________ Job Title: ________________________ Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ________________________ STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ESCAMBIA Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me this ________________________________________ by ________________________________ who is personally known to me or has produced ____________________________________________ as identification.