The Compliance & Ethics Office provides independent and objective review and evaluation of compliance and ethics matters throughout the organization. The office promotes countywide compliance with relevant federal, state, and local regulations in alignment with the county’s vision, mission, and goals. The office is responsible for ensuring that departments across the organization adopt a common approach to compliance in order to promote an ethical and transparent culture. The office also helps ensure that departments protect the privacy of client and employee data.
The office works closely with Policy & Planning, Human Resources, the County Attorney’s Office, the Chief Financial Officer and other functions to develop policies, procedures and guidelines – including training and performance measurement – that are clearly communicated and enforced at all levels of the organization.