LOS ANGELES COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
  Policy 608.02 Conflict of Interest
 
  PROCEDURES
  1. The Personnel Officer shall be responsible to:
     
    1. Provide notification and written acknowledgement of this policy to incoming employees.
       
    2. Ensure distribution of the Annual Policy Certification form to all pay location managers, in order to obtain employee signatures, as part of the of the annual Performance Evaluation process.
       
    3. Provide consultation to program managers in the determination of conflict of interest situations, and
       
    4. Evaluate requests for disciplinary actions, conduct investigations and initiate appropriate disciplinary actions when requested by management.
       
  2. Employees are responsible to:
     
    1. Review and be familiar with the Conflict of Interest Policy,
       
    2. Advise their program managers of any known, suspected or actual conflict of interest situation, and
       
    3. Complete a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form and submit the form to their program managers.
       
    4. Report any suspected conflict of interest situations involving other employees to the employee’s supervisor or program head.
       
  3. Supervisors/managers are responsible to:
     
    1. Review this policy with their employees on an annual basis and receive written acknowledgement.
       
    2. Review all Conflict of Interest Disclosure Forms received from employees and determine whether or not a conflict of interest exists.
       
      1. If the program manager determines that a conflict of interest exists, the program manager is to advise the employee,
         
      2. If the program manager is uncertain as to the presence of an actual conflict of interest, the program manager may consult with the Employee Relations Division of the Human Resources Bureau to assist in the final determination.
         
    3. Initiate corrective or disciplinary action for non-compliance with this policy.