Deferred - Policy - Attorney - Senior Orange County Staff Ethics Policy 12-06-2010-4g

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4 all Members of a class of subordinates. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a Senior Staff Member from serving as the honorary head of a charitable solicitation for a nonprofit business entity qualifying under 26 U.S.C. § 501 (c) (3). 3) It is acknowledged that departments occasionally solicit for charitable purposes with County Manager approval. Such occasions shall not fall within the purview of this policy when the County Manager has authorized, in writing, such activity. Section 5. Disclosure of confidential information. Senior Staff Members shall not use or disclose confidential information protected by law, unless appropriately authorized. Section 6. Use of information for private gain. A Senior Staff Member shall not knowingly use their public position or title in an official action or legislative action that will result in financial benefit, direct or indirect, to the Senior Staff Member, a family member, or business with which the Senior Staff Member is associated. Section 7. Ethics Education. 1) All Senior Staff Members shall receive a minimum of one clock hour of ethics education every two calendaz yeazs with the first applicable calendaz year 2011. New Senior Staff Members who are hired before June 30th of any given year must complete one clock hour of ethics training prior to the end date of the first calendar year of their employment and at least every two calendaz yeazs thereafter according to this Section. Those employed July 1St or after of any given calendar yeaz must begin receiving ethics training the first full calendar year of employment and at least every calendar two years thereafter according to this Section. 2) Senior Staff Members shall check the appropriate box on the Disclosure form indicating completion of the required ethics education, attach a description of the course taken, and file same with Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners. 3) This training may be received by the Senior Staff Member through live instruction, video, webcast, or any other form of media so long as the training is approved by an appropriate entity such as the UNC School of Government or a professional organization by or of which the Senior Staff Member is licensed, certified or a member. The training may also be received from the Orange County Human Resources Department. Article 3. Violation Consequences Section 1. Violation Consequences. Willful failure by a Senior Staff Member serving as an Orange County employee to comply with this Policy is a violation of a written work order, thereby permitting, to the extent permitted by North Carolina law, disciplinary action as allowed by North Carolina law and the Orange County Personnel Ordinance including, but not limited to, termination from employment.