In order to provide a productive and pleasant working environment, it is important that employees of the State Accounting Office endeavor to maintain a workplace characterized by mutual respect. Accordingly, discrimination and harassment of any type, including sexual harassment, will not be tolerated in our workplace.

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An employee’s presence on the job is important to SAO; the organization’s success depends upon everyone’s contribution. For this reason, all employees are expected to report to work as scheduled, on time and prepared to start work.

Read the Leave and Attendance Policy

The State Accounting Office strives to be known as an agency where employees enjoy their work environment while creating extraordinary results. We also would like our office to be a place where open communication occurs comfortably across all levels.

To help meet these goals, the State Accounting Office has adopted a Business Casual Dress Policy as our dress standard Monday through Thursday for all employees. A Business Casual Dress Policy requires that staff use good judgment in the selection of clothing to wear to work to maintain a professional atmosphere and proper image to our various customers.

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All employees of SAO are expected to maintain and exercise the highest moral and ethical standards in carrying out their responsibilities and functions. Employees must conduct themselves in a manner that prevents all forms of impropriety, placement of self-interest above public interest, partiality, prejudice, threats, favoritism, and undue influence.

The Governor's executive order establishes a Code of Ethics for the executive branch and all state employees.  Please read the Code of Ethics and print and complete the accompanying Attestation form.

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Attestation

SAO information technology resources are provided to authorized users to facilitate the efficient and effective performance of their duties and are to be used to conduct official state business. Users of state information technology resources shall assume NO expectation of personal privacy outside protections provided by the Privacy Act or 1974, HIPAA, and/or other federal, state, or local regulations.

It is the responsibility of users to ensure that such resources are not misused. Please review the attached policy and ask any questions you may have during orientation.

Read the Acceptable Use Policy

SAO is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and therefore, will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, creed, national origin, age or disability or any other legally protected category.

Read the SAO Equal Employment Opportunity policy .

The State prohibits the manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession, or use of alcohol, illegal drugs, unauthorized drugs, inhalants, or other controlled substances during an employee’s working hours or while on State premises or worksites. Employees violating the Rule are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

State Personnel Board Rules for a Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace

All employees of SAO are expected to maintain and exercise the highest moral and ethical standards in carrying out their responsibilities and functions. Employees must conduct themselves in a manner that prevents all forms of impropriety, placement of self-interest above public interest, partiality, prejudice, threats, favoritism and undue influence.

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The official office hours for the State Accounting Office (SAO) are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. SAO managers shall ensure that the SAO is appropriately staffed during these official work hours. Although not all SAO employees will be assigned to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. work schedules, SAO managers typically ensure adequate staffing/coverage during the official SAO office hours by staggering employee work schedules.        

Employee work schedules will be assigned based on the needs of the agency and the division or work unit to which an employee is assigned. Managers will work with new employees to determine their specific work hours; however, managers are authorized to assign employees’ work schedules even if the schedules are not the same as requested.  Work schedules are subject to change based on business considerations including, but not limited to, staffing, workloads, changed/new job responsibilities, employee punctuality or attendance issues, and organizational changes. Lunch/meal breaks are unpaid, non-work time and should be reflected as such on employee time sheets.

SAO employees have access and work with information concerning our customers, employees and vendors that must be kept confidential.

The attached policy outlines your responsibility as an employee and provides guidance on how to appropriately handle this information.

Read the Confidentiality Policy