§ 32.036 EXCLUSIVE MECHANISM FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

   This subchapter provides the exclusive mechanism by which the county, the employees' organization, and the employees in the bargaining unit shall carry out collective bargaining. The county shall not attempt to deal directly with the employees in the bargaining unit in lieu of collective bargaining. Such an attempt shall be deemed an act of bad-faith bargaining. The employee's organization and the employees in the bargaining unit shall not attempt to deal directly county representatives except for those representatives designated by the county responsible for collective bargaining under this subchapter.

(Ord. 1199B, passed 1-18-2000)

§ 32.037 LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, NO PREEMPTION.

   Nothing in this subchapter shall preempt the rights, responsibilities, and duties of the Lake County Board of Commissioners with respect to its executive powers as provided by law.

(Ord. 1199B, passed 1-18-2000)

§ 32.038 LAKE COUNTY COUNCIL, NO PREEMPTION.

   Nothing in this subchapter shall preempt the rights, responsibilities, and duties of the Lake County Council with respect to its legislative and fiscal powers as provided by law.

(Ord. 1199B, passed 1-18-2000)

COMPUTER USAGE

§ 32.050 PURPOSE.

   (A)   The purpose of this policy is to ensure the proper use of the computer and telecommunications resources and services of Lake County by its employees, independent contractors and other computer users. All computer users have the responsibility to use Lake County's computer resources in a professional, ethical and lawful manner. This policy applies to all users of computer and telecommunication resources and services, wherever they are located within Lake County.

   (B)   The computers and computer accounts given to users are to assist them in the performance of their jobs and may be used only for business purposes. Users should not have an expectation of privacy in anything they create, store, send, or receive on Lake County's computer and telecommunications system. The computer and telecommunications system belongs to Lake County and may be used only for business purposes.

(Ord. 1204I, passed 6-27-2000; Ord. 1204I-2, passed 2-20-2007) Penalty, see § 32.999

§ 32.051 COMPUTER AND TELECOMMUNICATION RESOURCES.

   Lake County's computer and telecommunications resources include, but are not limited to, the following: host computers, file servers, application servers, mail servers, fax servers, communications servers, work stations, stand-alone computers, lap tops, software, and internal or external computer and communications networks (including electronic data interchange networks, Internet, commercial on-line services, bulletin board systems, and e-mail systems) that are accessed directly or indirectly from Lake County's computer facilities.

(Ord. 1204I, passed 6-27-2000; Ord. 1204I-2, passed 2-20-2007)

§ 32.052 DEFINITION.

   For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   USERS. As used in this policy refers to all employees, independent contractors, and other persons or entities accessing or using Lake County's computer and telecommunications resource and services.

(Ord. 1204I, passed 6-27-2000; Ord. 1204I-2, passed 2-20-2007)