IV. - REGULATION OF EMPLOYEES

2.60.140 - Application of standards.

County employees covered by provisions of the California State Personnel Board Local Agency Personnel Standards shall be subject to all requirements of this chapter, that are not in conflict with provisions of local agency personnel standards.

(Ord. 365 § 5.1, 1972).

2.60.150 - Full-time duties.

Each county officer and employee shall, during his hours of duty as a county officer or employee and subject to other laws, rules, and regulations as pertain thereto, devote his full time, attention and efforts to his county office or employment. The following special requirements apply:

A. In case of an emergency, officers and employees are expected to assist as directed by the county with providing public services related to their position which may be at times, places and days that they do not regularly work. It is a condition of employment for officers and employees to keep the employer informed of their current telephone number and address. This information will only be used for legitimate county business purposes.

B. The district attorney and county counsel and their deputies and investigators shall devote their entire time as provided by this chapter to the work of the county and the state and are prohibited from engaging in private work or practice of law, but shall be allowed to conclude any private work or legal matters of record prior to date of employment, provided that the county counsel may engage in the private practice of law in the representation of other public agencies with permission of the board of supervisors.

C. No appointive department head, licensed physician, engineer, or attorney shall engage in the private practice of his profession.

(Ord. 365Z-10/266I § 2, 1994: Ord. 365 § 5.1, 1972).

2.60.160 - Policy on outside employment.

Employees may be allowed to work for another employer, engage in other activities for pay, and/or operate or have interests in enterprises and activities outside of their employment with the county subject to the following conditions:

A. All employment or self-employment for compensation outside of county work shall be authorized by the employee's appointing authority who shall ascertain the nature of employment, days and hours of work involved, and duration of employment;

B. No outside employment shall be authorized which involves private gain or advantage from use of county time, facilities, equipment, or supplies, or the badge, uniform, prestige or influence of the employee's county office or profession or of special knowledge or information available to the employee because of his county employment or profession;

C. No outside employment shall be authorized which involves receipt or acceptance by the officer or employee of any money or other consideration from anyone other than the county for the performance of an act or service which the officer or employee might be required or expected to perform in the regular course of his county employment;

D. No outside employment shall be authorized which involves the performance of an act or service which act or service may later be subject directly or indirectly to the control, inspection, review, audit, or enforcement by such officer or employee or by the department in which he is employed.

(Ord. 365 § 5.2, 1972).

2.60.163 - Restrictions on political activities.

Each county officer and employee is subject to the restrictions on political activities of county officers and employees contained in state law, and where applicable, federal law. Each county officer and employee also is subject to the following additional restrictions:

A. County officers and employees may not engage in any kind of political activity during the officers' or employees' working hours;

B. County officers and employees may not engage in any political activities while on the premises of the county or any of its departments or divisions, with the exception of Government Center and library meeting rooms when made available for the purpose of such activities;

C. County officers and employees may not at any time make use of county vehicles, county office supplies, county copying facilities, the county's internal mail system, county paid postage, county telephones, county stationery, county office equipment or any other county property or on-duty county staff for any political activity;

D. Any classified employee violating any of the restrictions contained in or referred to in this section shall be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with Civil Service Rule 10. Any unclassified employee or officer violating any such restrictions shall be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, as the appointing authority determines appropriate. In addition, violation of these rules shall be a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty provisions of Section 1.12.010.

(Ord. 266-H § 3, 1994).