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USE OF COUNTY-OWNED PROPERTY:
5.04 Any time that County property is used in conjunction with employment, extra care should be
exercised to minimize damage to the equipment or waste of supplies. Office machines, maintenance
equipment, tools, etc., should be properly stored and cared for at the close of each business day. No
employee of the County shall intentionally or negligently damage County equipment or property.
Such actions may be grounds for disciplinary action or dismissal depending on the severity of the
incident. No employee shall participate in bidding on Nueces County equipment or property sales or
purchases except as provided for Sheriff's sales or public auctions that are open to any citizen.
Employees or officials who are assigned a County owned vehicle must comply with the state statute
on official conduct, and are subject to the following provisions:
a. A public servant commits an offense if, with intent to obtain a benefit or with intent
to harm another, he/she:
1. violates a law relating to his/her office or employment; or
2. misapplies anything of value belonging to the government that has come into
his/her custody or possession by virtue of his/her office or employment.
b. No facilities, services, equipment or supplies belonging to Nueces County shall be
used by any employee or other person for purposes of or resulting in achieving private profit.
Neither shall any employee misuse or misappropriate county property of any value, for the
purpose of benefiting his or her personal gain, or for benefiting a relative, friend, or
associate. Such an act shall constitute grounds for dismissal.
c. Any county employee who in the course of employment drives a county owned
vehicle, and who is identified by the county's auto liability insurance carrier as an
unacceptable risk because of the employee's driving record, shall be subject to reclassification
to a lower position. If no position is available or no appointing authority will
accept said employee, the individual may be terminated.
CONFIDENTIALITY:
5.05 A considerable amount of County business is conducted pursuant to public disclosure and
freedom of information legislation. To that extent, the product of County business is public business
and shall be open unless it pertains to those matters made private by law as follows:
a. personnel grievance matters, except as required to be disclosed by law, or;
b. the development and discussion stages of the administrative decision-making process,
policy development, and feasibility studies or decisions about alternative action plans which
dictate that prior to their official legislation, such information must be held in strict
confidence, and must not be discussed with others except on a need to know basis.
The use of any such confidential information to advance any personal interest, financial or
otherwise, or to harm the interests of the County, is a violation of this policy and may result in
disciplinary action.
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