§ 2-166. Employee performance standards.

(a)

Employees must perform their duties in a satisfactory manner which would reflect credit upon themselves and the county.

(b)

The private and personal affairs of an employee are the concern of the county only when they reflect discredit on the county or impair the employee's job performance. Employees must not use work time or facilities to conduct personal business or affairs.

(c)

Each employee is responsible for seeking ways to improve the kind and quality of services rendered by the county. Each worker should not only carry out one's duties properly, but continually be alert for and seek new methods and means to perform these duties better.

(d)

Supervisory employees must constantly evaluate the performance of each employee under their direction and keep employees advised of the status of that evaluation. Employees have a right to know how well they are performing and they must be told. Both good and poor performance require constant evaluation and appropriate comments or counsel from the supervisor. Employees must perform their jobs in accordance with the county organizational structure and established policies and procedures. The standard includes obedience to supervisors and the following of organizational lines. Organizational structure is not designed to stifle individual initiative or freedom of expression, but rather, to assign responsibility, aid in communication, and increase efficiency.

(e)

Employees are responsible for assuring that they do nothing to conceal deliberately any inadequacy in the performance of any other employee.

(f)

Each employee must use supplies, equipment and materials in a safe and efficient manner. Waste must be avoided.

(g)

Each employee is responsible for helping to maintain a safe and healthy working environment. The county is required by law to provide such an environment. Therefore, it is the individual responsibility of each employee to use safe work methods for the protection of oneself and others. Employees should report any health or safety hazard to their supervisor immediately.

(h)

Employees must consider themselves "on call" for the county during times of community disaster or other emergency situations. When each employee is hired, that person, in effect, agrees to be "on call" as requested by the department director to assist the community if the need should arise.

(i)

Supervisory personnel represent the county on a twenty-four-hour basis regardless of whether they are on duty or off duty. Therefore, the county has a right to expect loyalty in carrying out their job-related responsibilities.

(j)

The very nature of the county work brings most employees into daily contact with many different people. Employees are expected to display the utmost courtesy and tact in their dealing with visitors and fellow employees.

(k)

County employees must conduct themselves in an orderly manner while on duty.

(l)

Employees must maintain their personal appearance in a clean and neat manner.

(m)

Any inquiries for material that is considered by state and federal laws to be privileged or confidential information should be referred to the department director for disposition.

(Ord. of 8-3-87, § 1.8.1; Ord. of 6-2-03; Amend. of 2-1-10)