CODE OF ETHICS
employees of the Municipal Office in Grodzisk Mazowiecki

PREAMBLE

The purpose of the Code is to specify the values ​​and standards of behavior of employees of the Municipal Office in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, related to their duties, to collect them in the form of a catalog and to inform citizens about standards of behavior that they are entitled to expect from Municipal Office employees.

GENERAL RULES
Article 1

1. The Code sets out the rules of conduct of the Office's employees in connection with the performance of public tasks by them.

2. The principles set out in this Code should be applied by all employees of the Office who have the status of a local government employee, referred to in Article 1 of the Act of March 22, 1990. about local government employees, hereinafter referred to as employees.

3. Employees treat work as a public service, in the positions they serve serve the state and the local community.

4. The norms of this Code are violated by employees who, as a result of proceedings both in and outside the workplace, risk losing the confidence necessary to perform public tasks.

RULES OF PROCEDURE
Article 2

Employees of the Municipal Office in Grodzisk Mazowiecki are obliged to take care of the performance of public tasks and public funds taking into account the interest of the state, the interest of the self-government community and the individual interest of citizens.

In particular, employees of the Municipal Office in Grodzisk Mazowiecki should observe and act in accordance with the rules:

- rule of law,
- impartiality and selflessness,
- objectivity,
- integrity and reliability,
- responsibility,
- openness,
- care for the good name of the Office and local government employees,
- dignified behavior in the workplace and outside it,
- courtesy and kindness in dealing with citizens, superiors, councilors, subordinates and co-workers.

EXERCISING TASKS
Article 3

1. The public service requires the Municipal Office's employees to respect the Constitution and the law and to put the public interest above the personal interest.

2. Employees of the Municipal Office perform the office under the law and act in accordance with the law. The decisions and decisions made by them have a legal basis, their content is in accordance with applicable regulations, they contain justification and information about the possibility of submitting an appeal.

Article 4

1. Employees act impartially and selflessly.

2. Employees shall not participate in decisions, deliberations, opinions or votes on matters in which they have a direct or indirect personal interest.

3. Employees do not use and do not allow to use the resources entrusted to them, human resources and public property for private purposes.

4. Employees do not undertake work or classes that interfere with their job duties.

5. Employees shall not make arbitrary decisions that may have a negative impact on the situation of citizens and refrain from any form of favoritism.

6. Employees do not enjoy material or personal benefits due to their office, nor do they act in the private interest of individuals or groups of people.

Article 5

1. Employees shall not allow a conflict of interest to arise between public and private interests. In the event of a conflict of interest, it shall ensure that it is resolved in favor of the public interest.

2. Employees shall exercise their powers only to attain the objectives for which they have been entrusted with the applicable provisions.

Article 6

1. Employees perform their duties diligently, conscientiously, with respect for others and a sense of personal dignity.

2. In the cases conducted, they treat all participants equally, do not undergo any pressure, do not accept any obligations resulting from kinship or acquaintance, do not accept any material or personal benefits.

Article 7

1. Employees are responsible for decisions and actions without avoiding difficult decisions.

2. Employees shall disclose attempts to waste, embezzlement of public resources, abuse of power or corruption to relevant institutions or bodies.

Article 8

1. Employees shall provide citizens with the requested information and allow access to public documents in accordance with the rules set out in statutes.

2. Employees shall not disclose confidential information or use it for financial or personal gain.

Article 9

1. Employees are loyal to the Municipal Office and superiors and ready to carry out official orders.

2. Employees provide objective, best-practice advice and opinions to supervisors, including the assessment of the legality and expediency of actions.

Article 10

1. In dealing with citizens, employees behave kindly, are helpful and provide answers to the questions addressed to them exhaustively and accurately.

2. Employees care for good interpersonal relationships, adhere to the principles of correct behavior, appropriate for a man with high personal culture in the workplace and outside.

DISCIPLINARY AND ORDER LIABILITY
Article 11

Employees are liable to disciplinary and disciplinary liability for failure to comply with this Code.

FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 12

The mayor of the Grodzisk Mazowiecki commune disseminates the principles contained in the Code among its subordinate employees, the local government community and the media in order to promote the values and principles contained therein.