Rule 8.3.1. Executive Director. The Board may employ an
Executive Director who will serve at the will of the Board. The Executive
Director shall be the administrator of the Board Office and may employ the
staff necessary to conduct the activities of the Board. The Executive Director
shall also be responsible for the operation of the agency in accordance with
Board policy, state and federal law, and duties established by the Board. The
Executive Director is empowered to make preliminary interpretations of the Act
or of these rules, except that any interpretations by the Executive Director
shall not be binding upon the board.
(a) Duties of the Executive Director. The
Executive Director shall be responsible for receiving, filing and processing
all applications, requests and notices which are required by law or by these
rules to be filed with the Board. Upon receipt of any document for filing, the
Executive Director shall insure that it is complete and shall inform the person
filing the document of any deficiency. Upon receipt of any application
requesting Board action, the Executive Director shall review the application
and shall indicate thereon a recommendation for the Board action and shall
cause the application to be brought to the attention of the Board, the Chair or
committee designed by the Board. With respect to those matters upon which the
Executive Director has recommended approval, the Board may approve them by
reference. The duties of the Executive Director imposed by this rule may be
discharged through the staff.
(b)
The
Executive Director shall also be responsible for the assignment and
coordination of duties to and among the staff in order to assist the
Board in
the discharge of its duties.
Rule 8.3.2. Staff, Contract Workers, and Independent
Contractors. The Executive Director shall employ such staff as is authorized,
contract workers and independent contractors as necessary for the conduct of
the Board affairs. The basis for compensation of independent contractors shall
be stated in the services contract. A qualified CPA -Investigator may be
employed by the Board, whose duties shall include, but not be limited to
investigation of complaints against CPAs and firm permit holders concerning
charges of violations of the Act and/or the Rules and
Regulations.
Rule 8.3.3. The Board may employ such other personnel, on a
full-time or part-time basis, as it deems necessary from time to time.
Rule 8.3.4. No person may be employed by the Board whose
employment would create a substantial conflict of interest based upon, but not
limited to:
(a) Persons closely
related by family (such as spouses or other members of the immediate family or
household) or by material financial ties (as defined under the ethics
regulations pertaining to independence) to a Board member or to another
employee of the Board.
(b) Persons
who are concurrently employed by a Board member.
