§ 26-14.022. Staffing.

(a)

Executive Director and Staff. Commission staff shall consist of an executive director employed by the commission, to serve at its pleasure, and such other staff or consultants as deemed necessary or appropriate by the commission. All employed staff of the commission shall be exempt and excluded from the county's merit system and shall not be county employees for any purpose except county employees may be utilized as hereinafter provided. Subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 26-14.026, commission staff may be employed as commission employees or contract consultants. The executive director may utilize county employees as permitted by their appointing authorities to assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.

(b)

County Support Services. Support services usually provided to county departments will be available as necessary to the commission including financial services by the auditor-controller and the treasurer and any legal services required shall be available from the county counsel's office.

(c)

All county costs to provide the staff services authorized by subsections (a) and (b) to implement this chapter shall be reimbursed and paid by the auditor-controller from funds in the local Children and Families Trust Fund. The executive director shall, at least monthly, direct the auditor-controller to reimburse the county for any and all staffing costs. Such reimbursement shall be accomplished by direct transfers from the trust fund.

(Ord. 99-43 § 2, 99-15 § 1).