(A) General policy. No employee may be subject to any adverse action as that term is defined in the state’s Protection of Public Employee’s Act (“UPPEA”), currently codified at UCA § 67-21-1 et seq., because the employee communicates in good faith the waste or misuse of public funds, property or manpower, a violation of a federal, state or local law, rule or regulation. Moreover, no employee may be subject to adverse action because he or she has objected to or refused to carry out a directive that the employee reasonably believes violates a federal, state or local law, rule or regulation adopted by the federal, state or local government.
(B) Reporting. An employee may report such conduct by giving written notice or otherwise formally communicating the alleged conduct to:
(1) A person having authority over the alleged perpetrator;
(2) The State Attorney General’s office;
(3) Law enforcement (if the conduct is criminal in nature); or
(4) A member of the Board of County Commissioners or the County Clerk/Auditor.
(C) Copy of statute. As required by UPPEA, a copy of the statute is attached as Appendix B.
(Ord. passed 6- -2019)