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• <br />Purpose <br />C~ <br />The purpose of this document is to communicate city policy regarding the deterrence <br />and investigation of suspected misconduct and dishonesty by employee and others, to <br />provide specific instructions regarding appropriate action in case of suspected <br />violations. <br />Definition of Misconduct and Dishonesty <br />For purpose of this policy, misconduct and dishonesty include but are not limited to: <br />• Acts which violate the City of La Porte's Code of Conduct <br />• Theft or other misappropriation of assets, including assets of the city, our <br />citizens, supplier or other with whom we have a business relationship <br />• Misstatement and other irregularities in the City of La Porte records, including the <br />intentional misstatement of the results of operations <br />• Wrongdoing <br />• Forgery or other alteration of documents <br />• Fraud and other unlawful acts <br />• Any similar acts. <br />The City of La Porte specifically prohibits these and any other illegal activities in the <br />actions of its employees, managers, executives and other responsible for carrying out <br />the organization's activities. <br />Policy and Responsibilities <br />Reporting <br />It is the responsibility of every employee, supervisor, manager and executive to <br />immediately report suspected misconduct or dishonesty to their supervisor. <br />Supervisors, when made aware of such potential acts by subordinates, must <br />immediately report such acts to their supervisor. Any reprisal against any employee or <br />other reporting individual because the individual, in good faith, reported a violation is <br />strictly forbidden. <br />Due to the important yet sensitive nature of the suspected violations, effective <br />professional follow up is critical. Managers, while appropriately concerned about <br />"getting to the bottom" should not in any circumstances perform any investigative or <br />other follow up steps on their own. Concerned but uninformed managers represent <br />one of the greatest threats to proper incident handing. All relevant matters, <br />including suspected but unproved matters, should be referred immediately to those with <br />follow up responsibility. <br />Page 2 7/18/2005- <br />