SEC. 15.101. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COMMISSION STAFF.
§ 15.101
The Commission appoints and supervises an Executive Director who must have expertise in campaign finance, ethics law, and public information. The Executive Director serves as the department's chief executive and has authority to hire and remove staff. Both the Executive Director and Commission staff are bound by the conflict-of-interest rules in Section 15.100, with stricter post-employment restrictions applying only to the Executive Director and management-level employees.
The Commission hires an Executive Director who leads the ethics department. The Executive Director must know about campaign finance rules, ethics laws, and how government meetings work. The Executive Director can hire and fire other staff members. Everyone working there has to follow conflict-of-interest rules, but only the Executive Director and managers have restrictions on what jobs they can take after leaving.
- Complex:The section cross-references Section 15.100 for conflict-of-interest rules without restating them, and uses the phrase 'civil service provisions of this Charter' which requires knowledge of other parts of the Charter to fully understand.
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Official text
The Commission shall appoint and may remove an Executive Director. The Executive Director shall have a background in campaign finance, public information and public meetings and the law as it relates to governmental ethics. The Executive Director shall be the chief executive of the department and shall have all the powers provided for department heads. Subject to the civil service provisions of this Charter, the Executive Director shall have the power to appoint and remove other employees of the Commission. In addition to any other conflict of interest provisions applicable to City employees, the Executive Director and all other employees of the Commission shall be subject to the conflict of interest provisions in Section 15.100, except that the post-employment restrictions contained therein shall apply only to the Executive Director and management-level employees.
(Amended November 2001)