Transcript cacasa ethics

Presented to ACASA
November 6, 2014
Fish Camp, CA
The future is now
 19 new Ag Commissioners/Sealers last 19 months
 More to come…
 New emphasis on success planning
 Ag Commissioners/Sealers tenure….shorter
 The need for “instant” leadership in CAC regional
groups, CACASA committees and legislation
 All politics is local politics
Ethics……
 “The discipline dealing with what is good and bad
and with moral duty and obligation.”
 “A set of moral principles.”
 “The principles of conduct governing an individual
or a group.”
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary 11th Edition
Honor the Institutions
 We are here to make government work-well
 Honor those who built our institutions
before us
 Work hard to develop and maintain trust and
integrity
 We are working to make a difference- a difference for
the better
CACASA Code of Ethics
 “Aspire to highest ethical standards”
 Regard our office as a public trust
 Comply with local conflict of interest policies
 Take interest in the civic welfare of our county
 Participate in those movements for the public
betterment as it relates to our specialized training
Take the High Road
 If it won’t “read good” tomorrow, don’t do it today
 Will it pass the “front page” test?
 Avoid even the appearance of impropriety
 Always pursue the best etiquette and ethical
standards
Don’t burn your bridges!
 You never know who you will work for or with in the
future
 Opportunity often comes knocking from the most
unexpected places
Master the Rules
 Know you regulatory standing in the state and
county structures
 Learn the procedures – know how to use the county
and state processes
 Do your “homework”
Know where to get help
 Develop a group of “personal advisors”
 Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers are asked to
pick a “mentor”
 Know and use all of your resources
Manage your time
 Organize
 Prioritize
- Commit to those things you consider important
- Do not miss deadlines
- Don’t get side-tracked- a daily to do list
Develop a specialty
 You can’t be an expert on all things
 Become a resource- have a tool box on hand at all
times
 Become a “go to person”
You have a career-not just a job
 “We shall consider our business an honorable
profession and realize it affords us a distinct
opportunity to serve society”
 Pass on the “baton of service” to others
 You will develop your own professional skills as you
help others develop their own skills