Chapter 1 – General Administration

13020.14 Employee Participation in Community Activities

• Employees shall be encouraged to participate in community functions. While the job shall come first, such encouragement shall include changes in duty time or days off (when possible), for employee participation in specific community events.

• Employees seeking approval to represent the Department in public appearances shall submit a request in writing to the Warden or RPARegional Parole Administrator.

  • The request shall include a complete description of the type of event, purpose, size of the audience, date of the event, and topics to be discussed.

  • When a speaking engagement has been completed, the employee involved shall submit to the PIOPublic Information Officer a written summary of the event including:

    • Evaluation of the audience response.

    • Number of people present.

    • Presence of news media representatives.