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working hours effectively to get their jobs done, and the availability of personal use <br /> of City equipment should not interfere in employee productivity. <br /> All City employees and elected officials are subject to the Oregon Government <br /> Standards and Practices Laws. In general, these laws prohibit any elected official or <br /> public employee from using their "official position" (including employment) to <br /> obtain financial benefit or avoid financial detriment. These laws limit the personal <br /> use of publicly owned equipment and technology resources. This policy has been <br /> developed to meet the state ethics laws with regard to use of office equipment, <br /> however you alone are responsible for complying with state ethics laws for public <br /> employees. A violation of this policy also may violate state ethics laws and <br /> constitute the crime of official misconduct, in addition to breaching City policy. <br /> Work produced or stored on the City's electronic office equipment and e-mail <br /> communications are unlike an employee's private computer or e-mail. Any work <br /> done on a City computer or on the City's intemet service, or any e-mail messages <br /> sent or received on the City's system, are the City's property and are subject to <br /> Oregon Public Records Law. (ORS 192.410 to 192.505) E -mail, computer files, <br /> records of intemet, phones, or city -owned cell phones, and other equipment use are <br /> subject to search at any time, with or without notice. <br /> All communications on City equipment should be appropriate, professional and <br /> courteous and comply with the City's respectful work environment policy. <br /> Inappropriate or offensive messages, such as those including racial or sexual slurs <br /> or threats, are prohibited. <br /> City equipment is not to be used for outside business ventures or to solicit for <br /> political, religious, and other organizational causes. <br /> Violation of City policy regarding the use of City electronic office equipment and <br /> technology may result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal. <br /> B. No Right to Privacy <br /> All computer applications, programs, and information created or stored by <br /> employees on City -owned information systems are City property. Employees shall <br /> have no expectation of personal privacy in the use of the City's information <br /> technologies. <br /> Employees should be aware that the City may access, view or listen to any <br /> electronic record or communication created or stored on City equipment. All <br /> employees should also be aware that the use of a password does not give rise to any <br /> right of privacy and that the use of the deletion keystroke or button does not <br /> necessarily mean that a record, communication, or document has been eliminated <br /> from a computer. <br /> C. Acceptable Personal Uses of Office Equipment and Information Technologies <br /> during Non -work Time <br /> The City's information technologies are intended for professional use in performing <br /> the duties of an employee's job. The City makes a limited exception for personal <br /> Human Resources Revised: 07/26/07 <br />