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County supplies and equipment are to be used for the County’s business. Similarly, during a County employee’s working hours, he should be conducting County business.
With regard to use of electronic media and office equipment (electronic mail, the internet, voice mail, or any other County-provided equipment), outlined below are Wake County’s expectations, intended to assure that you understand how to appropriately utilize this equipment:
| ▪ | This equipment is County property and is provided for your use in carrying out County business. |
| ▪ | The County expects that employees will utilize this equipment in a responsible and professional manner. |
| ▪ | Employees may make reasonable personal use of publicly owned or provided equipment, as long as: |
| ▪ | the direct measurable cost to the public is negligible or its use supports the mission of the agency; |
| ▪ | there is no negative impact on employee performance of public duties; |
| ▪ | the policy is applied consistently; |
| ▪ | employees reimburse the agency if costs are incurred. |
| ▪ | The County reserves the right to monitor these systems at any time and without notice to ensure that they are being used for business purposes and that this policy is being uniformly respected. |
| ▪ | Inappropriate, non-business content including, but not limited to, sexually-explicit material and discriminatory statements transmitted on any County equipment will be considered a violation of this policy. |
| ▪ | Employees do not have a personal privacy right in any matter created, received, stored in or sent to or from the County’s equipment. In addition, as a public employer, phone numbers, voice mail transmissions, email addresses and email correspondence may be a matter of public record. |
Inappropriate use of County time, supplies and equipment may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
[See also, G.S. §14-247 making private use of a publicly owned vehicle or misdemeanor.]
Revised 6/24/05
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