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The first-ever Jackson County Code of Ethics establishes specific guidelines and codes of conduct for all county employees, including elected officials.
The code requires financial disclosures, bars county officials from personally benefiting from their official actions and sets penalties for code violations.
The purposes outlined in the order are to state principles of ethics that are to be applied in public service; identify minimum standards of ethical conduct for public servants; require public servants engage in ethical practices that always meet minimum standards; encourage public servants to pursue the highest ethical ideals they can achieve; provide a process that public servants may identify and resolve ethical issues; inform public servants and the public of the minimum standards that servants must adhere; promote public confidence in the integrity of servants; encourage members of the public to seek employment and serve on public boards; and establish penalties for public servants who violate the public trust.
A violation of the executive order may be recommended for punishment by an appropriate court upon conviction up to six months in county jail or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
The first-ever Jackson County Code of Ethics establishes specific guidelines and codes of conduct for all county employees, including elected officials.
The code requires financial disclosures, bars county officials from personally benefiting from their official actions and sets penalties for code violations.
The purposes outlined in the order are to state principles of ethics that are to be applied in public service; identify minimum standards of ethical conduct for public servants; require public servants engage in ethical practices that always meet minimum standards; encourage public servants to pursue the highest ethical ideals they can achieve; provide a process that public servants may identify and resolve ethical issues; inform public servants and the public of the minimum standards that servants must adhere; promote public confidence in the integrity of servants; encourage members of the public to seek employment and serve on public boards; and establish penalties for public servants who violate the public trust.
A violation of the executive order may be recommended for punishment by an appropriate court upon conviction up to six months in county jail or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.
