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Ethical Direction

Compass photoValue statements and ethical standards provide County officials and employees with guidelines for acceptable workplace behavior. These guidelines may be found in the County's ethics codes and its policies and standard practices as well as in various departmental codes of conduct. Many state and federal ethics laws also apply to the County workforce.  County employees and officials with ethics-related questions may submit them through the EthicsLine.

County Values Statement

In 2003 the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors established a set of values to which the County would be committed. The Board proclaimed the County is dedicated to:
  • Valuing its workforce by providing recognition, training and education, opportunities for customer service and career development, a safe and healthy work environment and fair compensation


  • Appreciation and promotion of the diverse cultures that comprise the County workforce and the communities it serves


  • Leadership by coordinating regional planning through collaboration with local communities and businesses


  • Unquestioned integrity that embraces a culture of honor and trustworthiness


  • Excellence in the development of efficient and cost-effective strategies to improve customer service in an atmosphere that allows and encourages new ideas


  • Service of the highest quality, delivered with dignity and respect.

County Ethics Codes

All County employees and officials are subject to the County's Code of Ethics.

Departmental Conduct Codes

Several County departments have their own conduct codes and personnel policies that operate in concert with the County's ethics codes to set standards of behavior for staff responsible for providing that particular entity's unique services.