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then you, I think you need to amend the Code, you need to say, that one, you have exclusive <br />jurisdiction to render opinions on whether something’s a violation of the Code. But I also am <br />just concerned about the time it would take because we also have union contracts. I can suspend <br />somebody without pay for a month. After one month then I have to start paying them salary, and <br />my concern is if it took a long time to go through the process with the Board of Ethics to get a <br />hearing, to get it on your agenda, then one I could have an employee potentially a month without <br />pay and then they would still be suspended pending your decision but I would be paying them. <br />Part of it is it’s just an economy of time and so I would just caution that I really wouldn’t want <br />my hands tied. But if you’re going to go down that road, then make it real clear to Department <br />Heads that you can’t cite. <br /> <br />Mr. Adams: So one quick follow up. So in the situation that you’re talking about, <br />when you use these, stealing gas, do you, in the violation letter, whatever it is that is provided in <br />terms of the investigation and finding, is that conduct that is being investigated and found in <br />violation, is that based on Code. Are you using Code as a part of that or is that based on some <br />other policy that’s already a part of the Department? <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: I think what Ms. Leithead-Todd was mentioning, is that in that particular <br />instance, she’s using the Code, she’s using a variety of things. <br /> <br />Ms. Leithead-Todd: I’m just using that as an example. <br /> <br />Mr. Adams: I understand. <br /> <br />Ms. Leithead-Todd: In a disciplinary letter I would cite to every, I would want to try to cite to <br />everything that is a possible violation. I would say hey this is… <br /> <br />Mr. Adams: To include County Code? <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Correct. <br /> <br />Ms. Leithead-Todd: …violation of the law because you stole gas. Does that mean that they do <br />jail time or something, no because I’m not a judge. <br /> <br />Mr. Adams: No, no, no, I understand that. <br /> <br />Ms. Leithead-Todd: But I would also say that the County Code also says that you cannot take <br />government’s property for personal use. And then if there were specific rules on the way you <br />access or use your card, or if you signed any documents saying that you were going to use it a <br />certain way, then I would cite to that because I would want to cite to as many possible <br />authorities… <br /> <br />Mr. Adams: I understand. <br /> <br />Ms. Leithead-Todd: …for my action. That’s all I’m saying, is I really wouldn’t want my hands <br />tied. <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />