FAQ’s    

Potential questions, answers and the reporting process.

 

Question:  What happens when I submit a potential problem on an ethics concern form?
 

Answer:  The person who receives it, the ethics advisor or the outside advisor, will review the information, contact you to discuss it in private (if you provide your name), determine an approach to review or investigate the situation and decide if there has been a violations.  The next steps depend on whether there has been a violation of the ethic standards and whether you provided your name.  If there was a violation, Human Resources and management step in to provide corrective action.  If you provide your name, the ethics contact will advise you of the outcome.

 
 

Question:  Whom does the ethics concern form go to?
 

Answer:  You can direct the form to the ethics advisor, Quincy Robertson, or the outside advisors, 2 King County Board Members.

 
 

Question:  What privacy will be given the email?
 

Answer:  The email with the ethics concern form goes directly to the specific ethic advisor of your choosing.  We will treat this as privately as we can.

 

 

Question:  Will Human Resources be involved in the process of looking into a situation?
 

Answer:  Depends on the situation.  Human Resources will be involved at the point an ethics violation has been determined.  If you have requested confidential treatment of your identity, great care will be taken to keep your identity confidential.