(a) No off-duty recreational, social or athletic activity of any employee or officer, including any elected officer, shall constitute any part of his or her work-related duties, unless such activity is specifically authorized as herein provided or is required by the employment or office.
(b) No employee or officer, including any elected officer, shall engage in any such off-duty activity as part of his or her work-related duties, unless such activity has been previously authorized as herein provided or such activity is required by the employment or office.
(c) No officer, including any elected officer, or employee exercising any supervision over other employees, shall authorize, approve, condone or encourage participation in any such off-duty activity, unless such activity has been previously authorized as herein provided.
(d) The Chief Administrative Officer may authorize any such off-duty activity as an activity sanctioned by the County, as herein provided.
(e) The Chief Administrative Officer shall direct the Risk Manager, Department of Human Resources, to review the liability exposure of any off-duty activity submitted for approval as an authorized activity sanctioned by the County. The Risk Manager, Department of Human Resources, shall submit in each case to the Chief Administrative Officer a recommendation with respect to the liability exposure created by such activity. The Chief Administrative Officer shall then issue his or her decision thereon in writing to the officer, including any elected officer, appointing authority or department head, whose office or department is affected by the proposed activity.
(f) The County shall institute the necessary proceedings to assure compliance with the provisions of this section, including disciplinary action and recovery of all expenditures proximately caused by any violation, against any officer, including any elected officer, or employee violating any provision of this section.
(Added by Ord. No. 10635 (N.S.), effective 12-19-19; amended by Ord. No. 10711 (N.S.), effective 2-11-21)