R595-2-3. Duties of Executive Director

A. The executive director shall:

1. receive, acknowledge receipt of, and review complaints, refer complaints as provided by statute, conduct preliminary investigations, notify complainants about the status and disposition of their complaints, make recommendations to the Commission regarding further proceedings or the disposition of complaints, conduct full investigations or file formal charges when directed to do so by the Commission, and act as examiner;

2. maintain records of the Commission's operations and actions;

3. compile statistics to aid in the administration of the Commission's operations and actions;

4. prepare and distribute an annual report of the Commission's operations and actions;

5. prepare the Commission's budget for submission to the Commission and the Legislature, and administer the funds;

6. subject to the approval of the Commission or the executive committee, hire and terminate Commission staff and enter into contracts with contract investigators;

7. direct the operations of the Commission's office, and supervise other members of the Commission's staff and contract investigators;

8. with the Commission's approval, engage experts in connection with proceedings;

9. make available to the public, the laws, rules and procedures affecting the Commission and its operations;

10. consider requests for extensions of time periods established by Commission rule, and may, upon a showing of good cause, grant such requests for a period of time not to exceed 60 days in the aggregate; and

11. perform other duties at the direction of the Commission.

B. Subject to the duty to direct and supervise, the executive director may delegate any of the foregoing duties to other members of the Commission's staff or contract investigators.