§ 34.069 POLITICAL ACTIVITY.

   (A)   No employee, as a condition of employment or continued employment, shall be required to contribute to a campaign or campaign for any candidate for political office.

   (B)   No employee of the county shall engage in political activity during his or her assigned duty hours or while in uniform.

(2001 Code, § 31.064) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)

§ 34.070 EMPLOYEE BONDING.

   (A)   All applicants seeking county employment which involves the handling of county funds or writing county checks shall be bondable.

   (B)   All employees involved in handling county funds shall be bonded at the expense of the county.

(2001 Code, § 31.065) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)

§ 34.071 SAFETY.

   (A)   The health and safety of employees is a primary concern of the county. As a condition of employment, employees are required to comply with all safety procedures that are established for the position held by the employee, including the use of seatbelts when driving or riding in any county vehicle. Additionally, any employee who becomes aware of any unsafe or hazardous condition shall report the situation to his or her supervisor or department head immediately.

   (B)   All work-related injuries must be reported to the employee’s immediate supervisor or the department head as soon as possible after the injury occurs, but no later than the end of the workday/shift.

   (C)   Failure to comply with established workplace safety rules, report workplace injuries or failure to report unsafe/hazardous conditions of which the employee is aware shall result in personnel action, up to and including termination from employment.

(2001 Code, § 31.066) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)

§ 34.072 OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT.

   County employees owe their primary work allegiance and energies to their county job. Any outside employment that interferes with or creates a conflict of interest with the employee’s county employment is prohibited.

(2001 Code, § 31.067) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)

SUBSTANCE ABUSE POLICY

§ 34.085 PURPOSE.

   Consistent with the county’s policy to maintain a safe, healthy, drug-free work environment in compliance with the Drug-Free Work Place Act of 1988 and the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, and in the interest of assuring the safety of the general public by employing persons in safety sensitive positions that do not abuse alcohol or illegal drugs, the following policies are adopted and strictly adhered to by the county. For purposes of complying with federal drug and alcohol regulations, the substance abuse testing procedures for employees covered by the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 (commercial driver’s license) shall be established and administered separately from the county’s overall substance abuse testing program.

(2001 Code, § 31.080) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)

§ 34.086 APPLICABILITY.

   This policy applies to all employees that are subject to appointment by the Judge/Executive, with approval from the Fiscal Court, employees of other constitutional officers that are required to have commercial driver’s licenses, and employees of constitutional officers that have requested in writing that their employees be covered by these policies. Additionally, all applicants for county employment are subject to pre-employment drug testing. However, random testing requirements contained within this policy are applicable only to persons required to have commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) pursuant to the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, and those persons employed by the county deemed to be performing safety sensitive functions, as delineated within the random testing policy. For testing purposes, those employees subjected to testing for compliance with CDL regulations shall be maintained in separate testing programs.

(2001 Code, § 31.081) (Ord. passed 1-14-2000)