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City of Branson, MO
	Accounting and Auditing Matters	The unethical systematic recording and analysis of the business and financial transactions associated with generally accepted accounting practices. (Examples include: misstatement of revenues, misstatement of expenses, misstatement of assets, misapplications of GAAP principles, wrongful transactions.)
	Confidentiality and Misappropriation	Confidentiality refers to the protection of the Company's and our customer's non-public information and use of such information only for legitimate business purposes. Misappropriation refers to the unauthorized or improper use of a third party's intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
	Conflict of Interest	A conflict of interest is defined as a situation in which a person, such as a public official, an employee, or a professional, has a private or personal interest sufficient to appear to influence the objective exercise of his or her official duties. (Examples include: inappropriate vendor relations, bribery, misuse of confidential information, inappropriate customer relations)
	Contractor/Vendor Relations	Concerns regarding personal ties to or bias towards contractors/vendors (Examples include: awarding a vendor contract to a relative without going through a competitive bid process, allowing a vendor an unfair advantage by giving them proprietary information during the bidding process, bribery, inappropriate customer/vendor relations, etc.)
	Data Privacy	Refers to the technical, contractual, administrative and physical steps taken by the Company to protect against unauthorized access to and disclosure of personally identifiable data of employees and customers and other third parties that we possess.
	Embezzlement	To appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use. (Examples include: bookkeeping errors, misapplication of funds, and mishandling of cash)
	Employee Benefits Abuses	Improper, misleading or deceptive actions/statements, falsification of records, or misrepresentation of actual conditions related to employee benefit plans, including health and supplemental insurance plans and sick or other paid time-off programs.
	Environmental Protection, Health or Safety Law	Violation of any environmental law, regulation, corporate policy or procedure with respect to the handling and disposal of hazardous materials or the health and safety of other individuals.
	Falsification of Contracts, Reports or Records	Falsification of records consists of altering, fabricating, falsifying, or forging all or any part of a document, contract or record for the purpose of gaining an advantage, or misrepresenting the value of the document, contract or record.
	Hiring Irregularities	Evidence of personnel decisions being based on criteria other than an applicant's merit or qualifications.
	Improper Giving or Receiving of Gifts	The giving, receiving or solicitation of items which could be reasonably interpreted as an effort to influence a business relationship or decision; items given, received or solicited for the benefit of an individual or an individual's family or friends; items given, received or solicited during or in connection with contract negotiations; the acceptance of cash, checks, money orders, vouchers, gift certificates, loans, products, or services.
	Improper Supplier or Contractor Activity	Supplier or contractor activity in violation of corporate policies and procedures; improper supplier or contractor selection based on personal gain, improper negotiation or diversion of contract awards.
	Nepotism/Favoritism Inappropriate Workplace Relationships	Refers to real or perceived favorable treatment or relationships between employees (such as: a family member being in a position to hire, fire, promote, demote, or influence compensation or the work environment of another family member; inappropriate work relationships during work hours; favoritism of one employee over another; etc.)
	Offensive or Inappropriate Communication	The use of inflammatory, derogatory, unduly critical or insulting communication to a staff person, volunteer or donor.
	Retaliation	Verbal, physical or written discriminatory or harassing behavior toward an individual who has made a good faith report regarding a compliance issue.
	Substance Abuse	Substance abuse is defined as the misuse of both legal and illegal drugs including alcohol. (Examples include: cocaine, narcotics, marijuana, stimulants)
	Theft	The act of stealing; specifically: the felonious taking and removing of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.
	Time Abuse	Concerns about an employee or manager who is falsifying his/her work hours.
	Violation of Policy	Willful or innocent actions that are in direct violation of company policy, procedures, code of conduct, and/or implied contractual responsibilities. (Examples include: non-disclosure agreements, hiring standards, safety, Internet usage, corporate guidelines)
	Workplace Violence	A verbal or physical threat of bodily harm to any person currently working or anyone who will be returning to work, allowing the individual who made the threat to carry out the threat.