2.16.190 Program Oversight.

A.  The City Council will, by a 3/5 majority vote, appoint the Director. The Director may be terminated for cause by a 4/5 majority vote of the City Council. The authority of the City Council to hire and terminate the Director will remain in effect until a City Administrator is hired, at which point the City Administrator will provide program oversight and have the authority to hire and terminate the Director.

B.  Elected officials, including their staff and the City Administrator, may not:

1. 1.  Interfere with or exert influence over program determinations including certification, match eligibility, investigations, and penalties.

2. 2.  Share program information with a campaign, unless the information has previously been released to the campaign or the public.

C.  Nothing in this Section prevents the City Elections Officer from referring matters to the program for investigation or communicating with the program about a matter also under investigation by the City Elections Office.