SUMMARY

This document is the basic statement by the Johnson County Library regarding the ethical standards of conduct for Library employees and personnel, in accordance with Johnson County Government policy. 

Effective Date:	December 1, 1988
Reviewed:	August 2, 2016
       November 8, 2018
       October 20, 20	20
       October 13, 2022
       November 9, 2023

PURPOSE OF CODE	The Code of Ethics is intended to establish standards of ethics, conduct, and performance expectations for Johnson County Library employees and personnel. It is, therefore, the policy of the Johnson County Library and Johnson County Government to hire and retain employees and personnel who are committed to the Library’s and County’s shared mission to provide exemplary public service and to the Library’s and County’s values of serving the common good, preserving the public trust, and holding itself to the highest principles, always seeking to do the right thing for the common good. 

ARM SECTION 
SUBJECT TITLE	The subject and title of this Administrative Regulation is amended and replaced as: “Code of Ethics for Johnson County Library Personnel.”

ADOPTION OF POLICY
The Board of Directors of the Johnson County Library hereby adopts as policy and regulation for the Johnson County Library, in accordance with K.S.A. § 12-1225b, Policy 401, Ethics, Conduct, and Performance Expectations, of the Johnson County Government, effective February 16, 2023, as amended, which is hereby incorporated by reference in this Administrative Regulation as if it were contained in the body of this Administrative Regulation. This Administrative Regulation is interpreted to adopt and incorporate any future amendment to Policy 401 adopted by Johnson County Government or the Board of County Commissioners of Johnson County, Kansas. 

November 9, 2023		ARM 10-30-20    End


ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS

TAB:		Governance 				DOCUMENT NUMBER: ARM 10-30-20

Section:	Johnson County Government

SUBJECT:	 CODE OF ETHICS FOR JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARY PERSONNEL