(a) County Policy 11-11 reads as follows: “POLICY STATEMENT: It is the policy of the Board of Supervisors that the disposal by the County of any County property (real or personal) authorized by statute or County policy be conducted in a fair manner. County employees are prohibited from bidding or purchasing either directly or indirectly through an intermediary at auctions or other sales of County property. This prohibition is in addition to any prohibitions or limitations contained in any other County Policies.
POLICY AMPLIFICATION:
1. “County employee” is defined, for purposes of this policy, as any employee of the County, including but not limited to regular, contract, extra help, or recurrent employee.
2. “Auctions” of property include any sale or disposal of County property conducted by or on behalf of the County or any of its elected or appointed officials in the execution or implementation of the County’s statutory duties.
3. “County Property” includes all property (real or personal), owned by the County and disposed of by the County or any of its elected or appointed officials in the course of statutory duties. This includes, but is not limited to, County surplus property, property that has been seized by the Sheriff in the performance of that office’s duties, and any property that a department may have been awarded by a court in any civil or criminal action.
4. The Board of Supervisors may waive the application of this policy to any individual County employee upon a showing of good cause, and approval of the waiver by the Board of Supervisors in open session.”
(b) Unless a waiver is approved by the Board of Supervisors, any County employee in the Exempt Group or any County elected official who violates County Policy 11-11 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, the penalty shall be a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment in the County jail for a period of not more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 3971, passed - -2006)